i want to say that actually going to move on to this thing i'm going to michele bachmann sorry i'm. going to be in turn on as well my son. has decided to rake in a little on the field team six team that killed osama bin laden they've actually trademarked it now and that means that they're just a start making i know it'll make halves with field team six next thing you know the little mermaid point or part two of her shells are going to little seal team six things on him i think up a little ridiculous disney company have more interested if it becomes a ride or are they going to deal with the osama bin ladin portion of this are we going to see little of solid bin ladin figurines in disney stores that now little kids are going to be coming for christmas they are starting out a little more and i thought of the about seal team thing but. i have a two year old daughter and so i've been making the rounds on youtube with all disney cartoons and i got to tell you like one nine hundred thirty s. disney big bad wolf are some of the biggest like nos jews you've ever seen in your life so maybe th

i think that's pretty great i bet that this tenth grader would absolutely chose that school michele bachmann when you get it you see the bachmann's in so she there is no usa i like you're a no no you know what all you're busy doing your show senior adviser said now the huckabees gone bachmann is it in some breaking news here are you really i think or maybe you don't think i just very sarcastic i'm not. going to curse us like this more teams that was aware that a big mistake like has been a moderate i can't believe he'll even tell you you know he had already. i'm going to be going oh it's running for president. you're right there i said you know you're going to be on tuesday and you're talking about a presidential run all in favor of it. every waking second we're going to have her to kick around now for the next at least several months but they are kids to read the letter kids get a little to come with her she criticizes someone says you do you're misreading the constitution doesn't cite a single example she defends new jersey. you know and then she says names michele bachmann for bringing do

my question -- does michele bachmann have to jump in?think she will and it would be a mistake to underestimate her. this woman is for real, whether you agree with her or not. this is not sarah palin coming out of nowhere, she can run very well in iowa. i can imagine a scenario where she actually gets the republican nomination. but that's a long way down the line. will she get in? i think the answer is yes. will she do wel in the early going? again, i think the answer is yes. she has what the football coaches call breakaway potential -- that is, if she gets in the open field, look out, because this woman is very articulate, she's experienced, smart. i'm not her campaign manager, but going after that republican -- chris: that would be a break-away if you took that job. >> that would be a break-away. but with the roughly 1/3 of people who supported either trump or huckabee -- i'm surprised huckabee didn't get in. but with those people, michele bachmann can be dynamite. >> i think it's a mistake to view huckabee as the hardest of the hard ri

why is michele bachmann catching on? she has an opinion and voting on the courage issues of the day. a huge amount will change. mitch daniels, i think the governor of indiana will get in, in the next two weeks and i think mike huckabee will run and get in at the end of august there is still room for the late entries, chris christie, mitt romney types. i know, i'm a little broken record on this. occasionally they're right. broken alarm clocks are right -- i can't remember what that is. twice a day. thank you. i do think it's -- what strikes me the most is the dissatisfaction of the president. they give the stump speeches and there are huge issues going on in washington and people want to know what their opinions on them are. >> chris: let's talk about mitch daniels. with haley barbour out, suddenly mitch daniels is coming up a little bit in terms of speculation. and he did something very interesting this week. on friday, he announced that he is going to sign when it gets to his desk the bill that will make indiana the fir

. >> there are many that say a palin campaign would squeeze out fell ee tea party favorite michele bachmann. but bachmann says she's ready to run and not worried about governor palin or anyone else. >> if i chose to run, i run to win. that's the only way that i do it, because if i'm it, i'm it, and i will do -- i am an extremely hard worker. >> a busy day, spicy day. >>> we begin in islam bad. tense moments between america's top noigss and the highest military officer. secretary of state clinton made clear the united states has no evidence suggesting top pakistan military figures provided safe haven to osama bin laden, but also made clear obama administration expects pakistan to find out if lower level officials knew and expects pakistan to be a more consistent partner. >> america cannot and should not solve pakistan's problems. that's up to pakistan. but in solving its problems, pakistan should understand that anti-americanism and conspiracy theories will not make problems disappear. >> that meeting took place as word surfaced that bin laden at one point contemplated a deal with pakistan.

of course, we're talking about congresswoman michele bachmann. if palin runs, is bachmann's campaign toast? we'll talk more about that later. >>> also on this memorial day, a changing of the guard atop the nation's military command. one hour from now, president obama is expected to nominate martin dempsey as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he would become the nation's highest-ranking military officer, as well as a critical adviser to the president. cnn's ed henry is at the white house. tell us what you know about this guy. >> reporter: well, that's right. he's a west point grad, and somebody who is very highly respected, because he's been helping to oversee both the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the president, we're told, to expect him to make at least two more personnel announcements, as well. he's going to name a vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as well, admiral james winfeld. he's been in charge of the northern command, and general ray odierno, someone we know very well, has been a television spokesman for the war i

he's going to be here a lot more and we already have ron paul here today, michele bachmann, the campaigns are all picking up and moving forward. i think you're going to see some real intense activity here and i'm sure matt's going to see the same thing. >> looking at riss strategy that he may not play as hard in iowa and then try to win it in florida later on down the road, doesn't very to win snume isn't that a must-win for him? >> i think it's critically important and i would say personally going forward that this state is going to be very, very critical for him and several of the others as well. he has to do well here. >> and matt strawn, let me ask you, is the organization for the romney campaign different at this stage than it was four years ago in your state? >> well, that's no question there's a different campaign going on in iowa when you compare it to four years ago at this time. by this time four years ago not only was governor romney's campaign ramping up but as was senator mccain and mayor giuliani had a presence and things have started much slower here but we haven't seen gov

mitt romney's going to make his campaign official on thursday, michele bachmann said today she will be announcing her plan soon in iowa, that's the state, of course, where she was born. >> smith: what about... what do you think this impact, though, is having. all of the attention is going to sarah palin over the last several days. what impact do you think it has on the other candidates? >> well, right now, harry, they are getting asked about palin at every stop, especially michele bachmann. she was asked over and over today in new hampshire what she thought about palin. and bachmann repeatedly said palin will have no impact on whether she gets in the race or not. at one stop she said today "look i like sarah palin, she's made important contributions to the country but she's just not comparing herself to palin. bachmann said the person she should be compared to is barack obama and she said she thought she compared favorably. >> smith: jan crawford in washington this evening, thank you very much. the drug violence in mexico has touched nearly every part of that country, even the schools.

jon huntsman, santorum, rudy giuliani, michele bachmann and sarah palin., so we have context around this. romney still at 20%, palin at 12%. she said this week she's got fire in the belly. gingrich at 9:00 a% and so on a forth. where does it stand? >> it's very confusing. mitt romney, anything that's happened the last two weeks has been very good for mitt romney. he is sort of the default option, i think, for the republican party. chris christie has made sherman-like statements about not running this time. i think, i personally think he's serious about that. and i think one reason is that he can look ahead to 2016. >> yeah. >> and see that as a better chance. >> what about the message, andrew ross sorkin? i mean, you cover wall street, you cover all things financial. a fiscal discipline message of we're going to get it right on the economy message, that is still the right message for republicans going into next year. >> i got an e-mail while the show was going on, while ryan was just speaking. and even though the medicare plan may be unpopular, the view by

anybody that makes michele bachmann look sane is that an amazing service for the republican party in that way but no i mean it's true for most people on that stage the ones that are the real contenders romney and plenty you know he can only diminish them by his presence because they're going to have to answer all these early ridiculous questions and listen to him bragging about his wealth and all of you know his hot wife and all the other unbelievably silly things he says but you know who knows maybe as i said michele bachmann or a couple of the crazier ones will be made a little bit sane so it will benefit i have to say the real winner here is president obama and the democrats they've been engaging with you know everyone said why is the president actually releasing this person to get now the answer is look if they can engage with the donald trump if they can make that look like that so that's a legitimate republican contender for them then that's the counterpoint to them they're like look i'm president of the united states i'm a real person no matter what you think of my policies an

. >> michele bachmann is talking about going to iowa next week. >> gov. palin is reemerging with the national tour. tim pawlenty is it the least acceptable to the greatest number. that is -- least unacceptable to the greatest number. that is what he has going for him now. he has fewer flaws and other presumed front-runners -- than the other presumed front- runners. you have to list jon huntsman and mitt romney in reverse order. >> mix santorum -- rick santorum pledged his campaign were his grandfather once worked. santorum, 2% among rank-and-file republicans, pawlenty, a 6%, palin 15, ron paul, 10%. what do those numbers tell you, evan? >> absolutely nothing. at this stage they are just about name recognition, completely meaningless numbers . >> that put a damper on your point. >> that is all right. palin is in a feature film, "the undefeated," premiering in iowa. what a coincidence. she is beginning a bus tour, going to ennew hampshire. nice way to see the country, by bus. >> she is a star in the republican party. whether she is going to run is another q

michele bachmann is here, though, i understand. and she's thinking about running for president.hich is weird because i hear she was born in canada. yes, this is how it starts. tim pawlenty, he seems all-american. but if you heard his real middle name, tim jose pawlenty. what a shame. my buddy, our outstanding ambassador jon huntsman is with you. now, there's something you may not know about jon. he didn't learn to speak chinese to go there. oh, no. he learned english to come here. >> perfect timing there. even the president was not off limits to the jokes. host seth myers made sure of that. >> i tell you who could definitely beat you, mr. president, 2008 barack obama, you would have loved him. so charismatic, so charming. was he a little too idealistic? maybe. but you would have loved him. i still think we all remember that inauguration day, the first lady was there. and may i say for as beautiful as you looked that day, you look even more beautiful tonight. now, you, on the other hand, mr. president, have aged a little. what happened to you? when you were sworn in you looked li

mitt romney and michele bachmann are expected to announce their plans next week.nd as john hendren reports there are signs of a run from a former governor of alaska. >> sarah palin shows the signs of a second coming. a bus. don't call it a campaign bus. there is the house. newly bought $1.7 million estate in arizona, which just happens to be more accessible for a candidate than alaska. there is the upcoming movie. >> not a single drop of oil. >> then there is this -- >> the fire in the belly, it's there! >> republican voters seem to want new candidates. polls show nearly half are unhappy with the current 2012 field. abc7 news learned this week michele bachmann and mitt romney will announce they're in and join a field that includes newt gingrich attacked by his own party criticizing a medicare plan. tim pawlenty and john huntsman. just is intriguing is who is not running. mike huckabee. and indiana governor mitch daniels who says he loves his country, he just loves his family more. >> republican leaders are so unhappy some are considering drafting g.o.p. standard b

michele bachmann is expected to announce from another campaign state, iowa. but the buzz candidate is the one from alaska or could it be arizona. sarah palin shows all of the signs of a second coming. there's the bus. just don't call it a campaign bus, making stops at historic sites. there's the house, a $1.7 million resort in arizona. there's the upcoming movie. >> not a single drop of oil. >> reporter: and there's this. >> the fire in the belly, it's there. >> reporter: but the signs can be deceiving. another candidate from reality tv, donald trump, insisted, he was leaning towards a run. but he republ republican voters seem to want new candidates. polls show nearly half are unhappy with their current 2012 field. abc news has learned that this week michele bachmann and romney w romney will announce they're in. >> we picked a fine time to pick a president who had no experience in business. pretty no leadership experience, to be president of the united states. >> reporter: they will join a field that, so far, includes newt gingrich, attacked by his own party.

was you know by all means treated completely unfairly and then we have those of the likes of michele bachmann now who's bucking the establishment just as the tea party wants the republicans to do and yet she snubbed by the leadership true little concerned about michele bachmann same things like you know the fall. this country ended slavery you know she just but she keeps coming out with these propositions well i think everybody does when you're under so much pressure to perform and to really get your point across i think everybody says things that maybe come out the wrong way i've met her i like her i think she's she's very strong in her views she votes conservatively and that's really what i'm more concerned about you're talking about women playing a leading role yes you've already moved on and you know i get to a lot of the foot soldiers shall we say probably off an awful military got a four of them talking right when but almost a black another are women and i'm guessing that's probably from the left as well you know a lot of people who walk precincts are women. but so much of the money tha

michele bachmann is up in new hampshire.y out in iowa, both are being overshadowed a great deal by sarah palin who, if our estimates are correct, will be arriving here at gettysburg within the hour, brooke. >> in the meantime, i'm sure you have good tunes on the cnn express bus. enjoy yourselves until you see miss palin. all right? >> reporter: we're trying to stay cool. >>> did you hear that the dutch and duchess are coming to the united states? we will get much more from the palace. that is next. >>> also, chad will tell us where we can expect more bad weather. we'll be right back. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. [ female announcer ] wake up to sweetness with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey. and the 100% natural whole grain oats can help lower your cholesterol. you are so sweet to me. bee happy. bee healthy. >>> there is plenty going on this holiday monday starting with when a pyramid -- it's actually a circle, when the royal will be coming to the united states and a heatwave. i want

and congresswoman michele bachmann tells supporters that she'll make "an all-important announcement"ext month in her birthplace of waterloo, iowa. one candidate took the plunge this week. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty made it official in des moines on monday. his announcement tour then wound through florida and ended up in new york where i caught up with him. what seriously do you need to do to raise your profile or will the system just take care of it by force of running? >> well, even now only about 50% of the republicans nationally even know my name. so we have to get the name i.d. out and then convert that, of course, to support. but if you're a serious candidate for president, that will happen naturally over time, but i like the fact that most of the other candidates are really well known and yet they don't really have a strong front running position and that gives us time and space to be able to advance our campaign. >> so, ladies and gentlemen, my husband, governor tim pawlenty. [ applause ] >> well, let's get right to the heart of the matter. medicare, you have said

paul black let's consider you the founding father of the tea party movement now congresswoman michele bachmann had founded in had that the tea party caucus in the house actually eclipsed here. she's not here tonight so should i. say. we can't tea party loot made at meetings together of course the tea party movement was started during the last campaign when there was a special day where they raced six million dollars spontaneously the city. was to be was the beginning of it but no i don't feel threatened. i'll use it to threaten but what's really interesting about this is ron paul went and back this up because he didn't go to the fox news reception after he didn't go sit and be skewered by haddadi like last time you know but looking going on he went to his own event that he was it was a for you know there was a tea party you had organized ron paul jordan page was there playing veterans for ron paul were there he went to his own thing he backed out it's interesting on fox cause of the founding father which he is right after the movement got hijacked by haley back and you're right it looks right

to me the person to watch for in the next few weeks is michele bachmann who i think will announce by15, who is bringing advisors on board and i think will fill a lot of that space, the sarah palin space. >> chris: byron, let's turn to the front-runner the race. mitt romney, who visited iowa for the first time in seven months, which is kind of remarkable. but he wouldn't say whether or not he'll participate in the big straw poll there in august, which is a big deal in iowa and to iowa caucus-goers. he wouldn't say whether if he were president he would sign the paul ryan medicare plan into law. i know it sounds like an odd question but pawlenty said he would sign it in to law. how do you assess his chances? >> as far as strategy goes if you talk about romney advisors they say we'll do it different this time. it didn't work last time. will he skip iowa? he poured zillions of dollars in iowa and did not prevail. huckabee won they'll do things differently this time. he wouldn't commit to ames, which could be viewed by people as iowa as a sign he is just not going to play hard there. right

wouldn't that affect michele bachmann's would-be presidential aspirations? >> you would think it could. michele bachmann, a congresswoman, who is a darling of many in the tea party. she told people in iowa, she will make an announcement in waterloo, iowa, where she was born. she says, she will make it next month about her presidential ambitions. listen to what she said to john king about sarah palin. >> my decision will be independent of whichever candidate gets in. i have great respect for governor palin. i consider her a friend. if she gets in, she gets in. that won't impact whether or not i get in or not. >> if she does get in and if palin does run, you would think they may be going for the same kind of social conservative crowd and tea party activists. this is getting more interesting by the day. >> paul steinhauser, many thanks. a reminder for all the latest political news, go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. >>> we are talking about a republican candidate you might not have heard of, herman cane. he has a nicely radio show in atlanta. this is what he s

now i think the real sarah palin is michele bachmann, and she's in.oing well in iowa -- >> where she was born. >> announcing i think in waterloo. so, i don't see a lot of room for her. but palin, i think, fears re-electing barack obama more than anything else. i think she understands she can't beat barack obama. she wants to renew her brand, refresh her brand. she can be the power behind a thousand thrones. she just can't sit on the big one herself. >> david brooks, we'll get that poll ready of how the republicans stack up currently. do you not see a role for her in the race? because mike huckabee is out. she could certainly be the social conservative in the race. >> yeah, but you know, being president is waking up, somebody hands you the crisis and says there's a crisis in venezuela, what are you going to do about it? does anybody think sarah palin's ready for that? i don't think so. so, she can manage her brand, but running for president is not "american idol," and i think people may agree with her, they may like her, but that doesn't mean they're g

they look at newt gingrich, sarah palin and michele bachmann has re-election insurance.u buy that? >> i'm sure the white house is celebrating the idea that sarah palin may get in the race and stir things up to make the race that's unpredictable even more unpredictable, which is a benefit for the white house. these politics can change in a moment, in a minute. and the president's re-election is contingent on the economy. sarah palin would help him get re-elected, it's no slam dunk if the economy isn't doing well, come a year from now. >> no question about that. the unemployment rate, the most important number for president obama. matt dowd, thank you very much. >>> another political story heating up. former presidential candidate, john edwards, met with a woman at the center of a investigation that could lead to a felony charge for edwards. he had lunch at the estate of bunny mellon. the meeting was reported by abc news. let's get background here. bunny mellon, multimillionaire. she's important because the theory of the prosecutor's case is several hundred thousand dollar

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michele bachmann is considering a run and says that she does not compare herself to sarah palin but president. she went on to say that she has no problem running against a friend. congresswoman bachmann is expected to address this next month. the first presidential primary in iowa is next year. she recently filed disclosure reports for international travel that she had failed to report a race -- over a time of several years. they filed for official committee travel to africa, south america, europe, and the middle east for trips taken from 2007-to thousand nine. travelers accompanying her included other committee members. the documents showed expenses of more than taking thousand dollars. her office said it was a paperwork error. -- expenses of more than $15,000. >> the c-span video library makes it easy to follow campaign 2012. get instant access about potential presidential candidates. it is all free. the peabody award winning c-span video library. washington, your way. >> policies ban's "washington journal" on twitter. give advance notice of tomorrow's guests, the question of the day, and l

one of those people i think we really have to watch is michele bachmann. difference in this race if she gets in. >> scott is there much concern in the sarah palin camp, are you getting the sense, over a possible run by michele bachmann? or is this actually a team that we could see coming together? >> yeah, you know, i think we have to be careful about some of these narratives that develop inside the beltway over the last couple months we've heard a lot about michele bachmann and it looks pretty clear that she probably is seriously considering a run. but we have to remember, you know, sarah palin is someone who single-handedly turned the 2008 campaign on its head. she can draw a crowd of tens of thousands of people, whenever and wherever she wants. so i mean, she's been very consistent, i think, since 2008 that she's -- >> okay, scott, i'm going to -- i'm going to jump in here, because obviously she can draw crowds. and obviously she is a major player in the political scene and has a real impact on politics and talking about important issues. people listen

if michele bachmann called you up for support, would you give it?st: i would have to sit down and talk to her. you have to give me a little bit of time. host: who would you like to see a jump in? let's make it more interesting. guest: it is not so much looking at the person that i want to see a jump in. these are the types of characteristics that i like to see, someone who understands the critical issues that we are facing and able to articulate that in the very clear and concise manner, someone who can connect with americans from all walks of life. you are not going to be able to see it in every one. at least someone who has the right image that can bring forth. we cannot go back and have a bob dole run against a bill clinton. i will put it in terms of a military context. will you do a frontal assault, people see you coming and start shooting at you immediately. i go back and look at the fact that the democrat party shows a pretty unknown georgia governor, they chose a governor from arkansas, and then they chose an individual who was a state senato

sarah palin and michele bachmann might be next. find out where the campaign and the potential candidates are headed this memorial day weekend "early" this friday morning, may 27th, 2011. >>> good morning. well tom to "the early show" here on a friday morning before the holiday weekend. i'm chris wragge. >>> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us this morning. a little bit of breaking news to start out. information that may end the mystery of crash of air france flight 447. the airbus jet, as you may recall, went down off the coast of brazil two years ago now. well now it's taken two years but recently found at the bottom of the ocean some new clues that reveal the terrifying final moments of that flight. >> exactly. going to have that coming up just a couple of minutes. first. >> high level meetings this morning between the u.s. and pakistan where secretary of state hillary clinton held a series of touchy discussions with pakistani officials. cbs news correspondent, elizabeth palmer has just returned with the latest. good morning

names like mitt romney sarah palin, newt gingrich, michelle bachmann, mitch daniels, donald trump. you know what? we're going to throw the rest of the names up on the webb. as a result, america got to meet some of the lesser known republican candidates. >> congressman ron paul of texas, herman cane, former chairman and ceo of god matter's pizza. tim pawlenty of minnesota. rick santorum. >> jon: you might have to google some of those candidates. although i guess for the last guy i prefer you didn't do that. by the way, if you didn't get that joke, go google samtorum right now. i'll wait. yeah. (beep) believe that? santorum might as well change his last name to lemon party. go ahead. google that. i'll wait. all right. let's move on. perhaps the most well known candidate was 12th term texas congressman ron paul the only participant currently holding office. >> we do not need secret prisons nor do we need the torture that goes on in the secret military prisons. maybe we can take care of some people back here at home if we weren't spending $1.5 trillion a year on our mill tarism. >> jon

is it governor pawlenty or michele bachmann?in places like iowa and places like that, rick santorum, well known among the pro life community as well as the tea party community. same thing with people that divide the boat. >> eric ericson, i was up there with governor huntsman, former governor of utah. some say he was president obama's ambassador to china. others say that in this field, if he can somehow come close up to setting him, who knows what happens? do you think that's possible? >> i'm not a jon huntsman fan. he can definitely scoot up the middle the way that the field is divided. i think if sarah palin or rick perry were to get into the race, you would have newt gingrich and everyone else on the other side and it becoming a palin versus romney battle. but interestingly enough, i guess it was the psychological build up to the mitch daniels campaign that ultimately didn't happen where all of a sudden the last week or two, i'm hearing a lot of republicans say, you know what, x isn't that bad. people coming to tim pawlenty,

if she gets in, would fellow tea party favorite michele bachmann get out?nd as we go to break, even four plus days after this deadly tornado in joplin, new evidence of just how powerful the storm was. this is a security camera in the back of a home. there's no audio, but look at this. what's so special about web browsing on the new blackberry playbook? ♪lash! ah ahh... that's right, it runs flash. so unlike some tablets we could mention, you get the best of the internet, not just part of it. ♪ flash! ah ahh... ♪ [ male announcer ] when you come to new york from a place like detroit, no one expects you to influence the world of fashion. but when you grew up surrounded by rock 'n' roll and heavy industry, you just might make a name for yourself. ♪ that's what a blue-collar attitude can do in a white-collar world. >>> this breaking news in presidential politics tonight. cnn has just confirmed that former massachusetts governor mitt romney will make his formal declaration that he's running for president next thursday, june 2 in new hampshire, the state that is

we are waiting to hear from michele bachmann and sarah palin. >>> johnny depp made a lot of money at the box office. >> lower this morning. we are likely to see markets open lower across the board as european debt lingers. the dollar strength is putting a lot of pressure on equities like oil and trading below 100 bucks a barrel. the nasdaq was up to 2803. coming up this week, we get a ton of economic data including new home sales, durable goods and gdp, which will be key. >> it was a hot yooz. stay away from linked in. despite dibbling their shares, the company could fall by 50% if it were to hit a rough patch. they are coming out saying the company will have a hard time justifying the high valuation. >>> meanwhile, "pirates of the caribbean" earned over $90 million in the box office this morning. talk about bounty. this was opening in north america. ticket sales came in on the low side of the forecast, it was the biggest debut of the year. overseas, it plundered and is set to set a record of movie openings of all time. it grossed an estimated $365 million. scott, the reviews weren't