that's michele bachmann.nd by the way also he went even further than bachmann when he voted for a law that would allow hospitals to refuse to administer an emergency abortion even if the women's life was in danger the so-called let women die bill. on education, paul ryan would slash pell grants. he also would allow interest rates on pell grants to double. of course michele bachmann agrees. on gay rights he opposed the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he also opposes adoption rights for same-sex couples, just like michele bachmann. more on guns. he is against the 72-hour background check. his pro gun policies earned him an a grade from the nra just like michele bachmann. on immigration he voted against the dream act, just like michele bachmann. on the safety net he would privatize medicare, and he has introduced a bill to proi voo tiez social security as well and bachmann backs his plans on both of those measures. in fact vote view ranked ryan and bachmann almost dead even in their conservative voting records.

but michele bachmann is attacking people in our society. doctors and lawyers and teachers and having witch hunts. and as an african-american woman, i take quite offense to that. and it is a form of witch hunt. she's doing it for dollars, then it's the wrong dollar bill. >> what about that? the fact is many muslim people, people who follow islam have been loyal citizens to this country. have served in every echelon of this society and they're being witch hunted by michele bachmann. i know you're not a fan of hers. why doesn't the republican party stand up to that? >> i think half of them do and half don't. you're not wrong with about what you say. it's not equivalent. what i meant was it's the same stupid tactic. if you have a concern, bring it up. you don't have to use this hysteria to make your point. think about what harry reid is saying. an investor in bain told him that romney paid no taxes? >> you keep coming back to this. this is not about harry reid. this is about michele bachmann. >> we're talking about a woman getting death threats

because it's not simply about michele bachmann, is it?t's also about what the republican party's values are. isn't it, marcia? >> i think absolutely what their values are. you call terrorism about people u think are incubating interest the middle east when you don't think about the terrorism from everyday lives from people who won't get health care and things of that nature. >> have to end that conversation there. thank you so much, mark and marcia. thank you so kindly. >>> coming up, she's an olympic champion and only 16. but that's not what people are talking. i'mce cracking open the dyson-a. ? try manly [ screams ] [ male announcer ] eew, ok, just do your thing. hey! hey! [ male announcer ] definitely a little bit epic. stride. a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done... i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. i love that book! can you bel

the big finish tonight, ooh, we're seeing signs that tea party rock star michele bachmann could be indanger of losing her house seat this year. she won her primary on tuesday, but got the lowest vote percentage for someone in her position since 1962. bachmann's drawing heavy criticism recently for her witch hunt against muslims in the united states government. and tuesday's results show voters are fed up with her behavior in washington. beyond the primary, recent numbers from a democratic pollster show that bachmann has got a 51% unfavorable rating. it also shows her with only a five-opponent lead over her democratic opponent jim graves. bachmann's long history of reckless rhetoric finally seems to be catching up to her and there's been a lot of rhetoric. >> now we have moved to the realm of gangster government. we have gangster government. >> how about delling you what light bulb you can use. >> i want people armed and dangerous on this issue. >> our founders thought taxation without representation was bad. what would they think of representation with taxation? i don't know what's go

for weeks, we reported on michele bachmann and others making unfounded allegations about infiltrating of the government. the standard shouldn't be different for democrats, independents, libertarians or anyone. extraordinary allegations require proof. michele bachmann and company don't have ordinary proof, neither so far does senator harry reid. this began earlier when he told the huffington post what he says a bain capital investor told him. he said he didn't pay taxes for ten years. he went on. do i know that's true? well, i'm not certain. that was harry reid saying i am not certain. you would think not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation, you would kind of keep it to yourself, right? instead, harry reid went further with local reporters saying he had a quote number of people tell me

michele bachmann and company don't have any proof, and neither does harry reid. this began earlier in the week when mr. reid told the "huffington post," he didn't pay any taxes for ten years. he went on, do i know that is ue? well, i'm not certain. that is harry reid saying i'm not certain. so you would think that not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation you would keep it to yourself? well, instead, harry reid went further with local reporters say saying he had a quote number of people tell me that, unquote. so it went from one person telling him to now a number of

michele bachmann knows that very well.ady, or the woman the republicans want to be the first lady and joins me now. talk about a rockstar, michele bachmann. >>guest: good to see you and a thrill to be here. i was sorry you didn't get up and dance with me. >>neil: no, you do not want to do that. >>guest: we could sell tickets. >>neil: but it would be a youtube event. what do you make of the issue ann romney has to show the warm likable side of her husband. that is a cliche but it is what it is. that's the pressure she is un. does she have to do that tonight? >>guest: she will automatically. i know ann romney because during the course of the 20 presidential debates you get to know the family. he is a very decent guy, a family man, first and foremost reflected in her because she has been his wife if years and she is the mother of his wife children. they are have tight family, a very functional family. we will see a lovely woman. what i like about her, she authentic and does not put anything on, she is sincere. what you see is

>> well, i just want to go on record i'm for michelle bachmann for vice president.yone to be clear about that. >> the ladies of the press believe they're acting on principle expect that the principle is driven by envy. and envy of a woman who managed to do exactly what they are mothers told them, although they would never admit it. marry a good preferably rich man. raise your children full time, and dress like a lady. >> the rnc let go some of the names who will be speaking. do you think that you at the rnc at the end of the month, do you think you're going to have a role there in some way shape or form? >> i know they want me to. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> this is our protest of general mills abdicating same section marriages. we're going to torch some cereals. ♪ all you need ♪ is love ♪ all you need ♪ is love ♪ all you need is ♪ love, love ♪ love is all you need ♪ >> eliot: toasted cheerios could be the next product from general mills. it had to happen, libor scandal coming for the big banks one by one. that's next. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the gre

hear for yourself whether it is mccarthyism or michele bachmannism. he declined to come on the program. dana bash has been trying to get answer from senator reid all day. what can you tell us? >> we have a couple of responses, anderson. the first one, senator reid stands by his comments. governor romney's continued refusal to release his tax returns raises questions about what he is hiding and whether he paid any taxes at all. governor romney can end this by releasing tax returns. as you were coming on air, anderson, got a follow-up like the statement which also stands by what they call his credible source that romney has not paid taxes for ten years, and says romney playing many tricks at his disposal for avoiding taxes. not backing down at all. covering harry reid a lot of years. there are times he says things off the cuff that make aides wince, like smelly tourists in the capitol. this is not that. he is doing it for purpose for political reasons, he wants romney taxes talked about on programs like yours, wants it to be headlines in newspapers and

that why i admire minnesota congresswoman and amateur hip know tift michele bachmann for her brave attempt to root out muslim extremists from our government. this past june, she and along with fellow republicans, a group often referred to as the mensa of congress -- [ laughter ] -- sent a letter to the executive branch alleging that recent executive governmental decision appeared to be a result of influence operations conducted by individuals associated with the muslim brotherhood. in other words: muslims have infiltrating our government. did you know that the cafeteria serves crescent rolls? that is nothing more than warm buttery jihad. [ laughter ] now, folks, these accusations caused a firestorm because one of the suspected infiltrators is wife of former underwear model anthony wiener, top aide to hillary clinton and admitted muslim. [ 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 t

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we will introduce you to michele bachmann's mentor, allen quist. share your thoughts on twitter and on facebook using the hash tag ed show. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." for the last couple nights here on "the ed show," we have been debunking mitt romney's latest lie about medicare. i mean, this is their campaign. today, it looks like the romney campaign is really struggling to keep the lie going. they have launched a slick new campaign ad to deliver the same old misleading message. >> when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> republicans spent the day repeating that lie about the $716 billion. and they run into trouble when they're confronted with the truth. remember president obama's affordable care act saved $716 billion by cutting overpayments to insurance industry experts and costs? ryan's plan cuts $716 billion from medicare all together. he repeals the affordable care act but does not replace it. the cost will shift to seniors, you can count on it. mitt romney really needs to pick a plan, do

you see in this congress michele bachmann and michele bachmann one of these -- wannabe's. there are fights about redistricting. >> use of the one strength the president obama, his rhetorical skill, is not sufficient. >> it has not been used at the scale necessary in this time of crisis. america is in a crossroads. this is a moment comparable to coming out of the great depression. this was a moment coming out of the financial crisis when tectonic shifts are under way in this country. hope is not a policy. policy is a wonky word. hope needs a story, a narrative. here is what is going on in this country. president obama now is speaking more forcefully about what he wants to do it and against smoking out those who are obstructing. this is really wonky. anyway, i think one of the most exciting things are the movements of our times. i closed this book out before occupy. i wrote about wisconsin. our correspondent was there for 57 days. that was about occupying the state house. occupy has become a brand. it has also become e ncampments. soon it will need to be more than a space an

he was talking about michele bachmann there.ote, he said, "i would say that the friends i have in the democratic party i find much more congenial, a little less anger." jamal simmons, that would seem perfectly obvious, wouldn't it? >> well, yes. what's happening in the house is this tea party caucus that has come in, has really been driving them so far and far to the right. and when you think about what's happening with redistricting and all of the other ways that it's really pulling the house apart, it makes it very hard for somebody who wants to get things done to get things done. lawrence, i spent today on your old stomping grounds up in the senate with my old box, max cleveland, who had his 78th birthday, chuck rob was there, a lot of these older, moderate members of the senate. in the senate, you still have a little bit of that collegiality. i remember when max was getting attacked by saxby chambliss and people like john mccain and chuck hagel were willing to come to his defense. you don't see anything like that in the hous

we will introduce you to michele bachmann's mentor, allen quist.re your thoughts on twitter and on facebook using the hash tag ed show. we're coming right back. ing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. crispy granola, layered with creamy peanut butter or rich dark chocolate flavor. 90 calories. 100% natural. and nature...approves. granola thins. from nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." for the last couple nights here on "the ed show," we have been debunking mitt romney's latest lie about medicare. i mean, this is their campaign. today, it looks like the romney campaign is really struggling to keep the lie going. they have launched a slick new campaign ad to deliver the same old misleading message. >> when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> republicans spent the day repeating tha

by building on the cisco intelligent network. >>> keeping 'em honest tonight, congresswoman michele bachmann'sn is touting the fact they raised more than $1 million during the first 25 days of july. yesterday, bachmann tweeted, "i'm so thankful for my generous and faithful supporters. we just raised more than $1 million in less than a month." it is an impressive amount, to be sure. the question is, does it also say something about what politics have become? during those same 25 days, bachmann and four other republican members of congress were alleging that members of a radical jihadist group were infiltrating the united states government. they specifically named an aide to secretary of state clinton, huma abedin, and we've reported on this a lot over the last two weeks. we invited miss bachmann to come on the program a half dozen times, including tonight, to provide proof, real evidence of these supposed ties to jihadist groups, but the congresswoman refused. she did, however, find time to talk the others about huma abedin. this from glenn beck. >> she is the chief aide for the -- to the secre

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. >>> congresswoman michele bachmann would be the perfect running mate for mitt romney.at's according to a leading democrat. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell joked on cbs that "i'm for michele bachmann for vice president," although he actually prefers incumbent democrat joe biden, at least i think so. as more lawmakers say they support a law to keep olympic medal winners from having to pay taxes on their prize, who is disputing the numbers from grover norquist's tax group. americans for tax reform say athletes might have to pay as much as $9,000, but except for high-income athletes like michael phelps, politifact argues most medal winners will pay far less. >>> and republican congressman pete sessions of texas got married this weekend to karen diebel, who ran unsuccessfully in florida for congress in 2010. fox news says the ceremony took place in, where else, the u.s. capitol. congratulations. and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here is your first look at how wall street kicks off the day. the dow opens at 13,096 after jumping 217 on

others to call for republican congress woman michele bachmann and two of her colleagues to be removedm their posts on the house intelligence committee. bachmann and friends drew a slew of backlash suggests that some in the u.s. government have ties to the muslim brotherhood. the list included huma abedin. wrote in part representative bachmann's advocacy of these conspiracy theories is particularly damaging to the u.s. interests because of her prominence. despite considerable criticism these members of congress have refused to disavow their reactions so we urge you to replace them. might not play so well to the rest of the world. you think? >>> well moving on, the white house debated steve king's bill to make english our official language and require new potential citizens to be fluent in english. michigan democrat don conyers got his chance at the microphone during the hearing. see if you can figure whether he's in favor or not. [ speaking spanish ] >> so he's not in sport of the english only bill. congress said it was one that the country would look back on with shame and regret if i

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we'll check in with michele bachmann, sarah palin, dick morris. the convention commenced with rhines priebus, declaring a recess until tomorrow. he did zero in on the gop message this week. >> for this convention we also want to draw your attention to the unprecedented fiscal recklessness of the obama administration as depredicted by the real time national debt clock shown here in the arena. for this convention we've installed a second national debt clock to log the amount of debt that accrues during the course of this convention. >> sean: here with me now to preview the convention and days ahead is kentucky senator rand paul. sir, how are you? >> hi, sean. good to be with you. >> you were supposed to speak today. >> yeah. i'll get to speak wednesday night, even better than monday night. we're excited about it. >> this campaign to me has been defined by absolutely the smear, the slander, all the attacks. i mean, even as, you know, the country's praying for new orleans, the gulf coast, the panhandle of florida, you know, here we got former michigan