it wasn't from sarah palin or michele bachmann.road if they're going to be any type of challenge to hillary clinton. >> all right, angela rye, always good to have you on "the ed show." >> thank you so much. always good to be here. >>> i spent the weekend with some great, tough middle class americans who simply will not give up. we go inside the steel mill at lorraine, ohio. that's "the ed show." "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from tallahassee, florida, the state's capitol, where earlier today my civil rights organization, national action network, and other groups came together to rally against the stand your ground law. thousands came out today, and we'll talk about it later in the show. but we start tonight with breaking news. bridget kelly breaking her silence. on the eve of a pivotal court hearing, nbc has obtained exclusive new video of kelly, the former christie aide who sent the e-mail "time for some traffic

michele bachmann is number 20. michele bachmann is fundraising powerhouse. >> she was doing the tea party thing before tea parties were doing tea parties. she knows what she believes in. need to bring government back to you. that is the government our founding fathers gave us. stand strong, hold them accountable. >> i'm not going away. these well, congressman -- congresswoman michele bachmann. >> good morning. >> good morning. good to see you. good morning. it is so great to see you. are we having a good time? i'm so excited. i just have to let you know a head of time i cannot stay long by the i being audited irs. you know exactly what i am talking about. i am here today to say thank you americawhat you did for is stellar. it was life changing to the lifeblood of this nation. you and the movement we represent took the gavel out of nancy pelosi's hand in 2012. you did that. now imagine where we where. in 2008 president barack obama became president of the united states. nancy pelosi was the speaker of the house in 2

michele bachmann knew that america needed the people of the tea party. she trusted the people.09, she helped turn our passion in the tea party movement into productive action. us, she dreams of an america that lives up to its potential. our dreams are so lofty because we do cherished personal freedom . we know our job is not done until everyone, including those we elect to represent us cherished personal freedom too. ladies and gentlemen, join me in welcoming, tea party patriot champion, and my friend, congresswoman michele bachmann. [applause] ♪ good morning, everyone. you look beautiful. thank you for being here. what a thrill to be here. you are a dear friend. you are a true patriot, a great conservative woman. i just want to say this morning, we will have a woman for president, just the right one. forget, we are the party, the only party that a woman on the presidential ticket in this century. in 2012, wheree the only party that fills a -- had a woman who wanted to dismantle obamacare and make sure that iran never had a nuclear weapon. the other party talks about nominating

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michele bachmann is number 22.e bachmann is a fundraisifundraisi ng powerhouse. >> michele bachmann is doing the tea party thing before tea parties were doing the tea party. she knows what she believes in. >> i'm going to bring government back to you, we the people. that's the government that our founding fathers gave us. stand strong, hold us accountable. we love you. >> i'm not going away. >> ladies and gentlemen, please will come congresswoman michele bachmann. ♪ ♪ >> good morning, good morning. good morning, how are you? it's good to see you. good morning. good morning. [applause] good morning everyone. it's so great to see you. are we having a good time? i am so excited. i just have to let you know ahead of time i can't stay long because i'm being audited by the irs. but you have been there and done that and know exactly what i'm talking about. i am here today to rescue up but to also say thank you because what you did for america is stellar. it was life-changing for the lifeblood of this nation because you an

michele bachmann had this to say.there are 20 million americans who want a full-time job but they can't find one. we have the lowest labor participation rate since women joined the workforce in the 1970s. so you see, with so many americans struggling in this obama economy, i think it's incumbent upon us that our first duty has to be to help our fellow american workers. not lower their wages by rapidly adding millions of unskilled laborers. it's time that we learn the lessons of 1986. number one, secure the borders first and then, second, build the dang fence. >> joining us now, amy holmes, conservative and anchor at theblaze.com and tea party express chairwoman amy cramer. michele bachmann proposing a wall even when some of of her fellow republicans on the hill admit a more nuanced solution. does this resonate with the conservative base still? >> well, you know, i know that you've covered cpac for many years. and what the media often overlooks is that cpac is full of young people. a lot of those attendees are college

. >> what do you say to politicians like michele bachmann who was quoted as saying the gay community -- let me paraphrase. she claims the gay community is bullying america with such situations as this. >> when she speaks you can flip it to the complete mirror image for the reality. we live in a country where unfortunately young people particularly, but people are bullied constantly every day in schools and in work places across america. they are bullied because of people like michele bachmann and her husband who run a program that purports to be able to de-gay gay people. we know where her interest is. it's keeping people in the closet and making sure that her base that has this kind of vitriol against gay and lesbian equality continues to spew. as we know, folks like her are coming to the end of being able to do that. >> the boycotts are one thing. the activism is something else. now in the business climate they were going to be a big sponsor of this. in fact, it's after 5:00. i think i will have a couple of cool one withes. i have one on set for you. if you were in new york you cou

. >> michele bachmann? did they ever defend michele bachmann? is never cold talk about race and laugh. and you have to come to the defense of women like her when they are out there. like you said, women do not want to run. it is just going to discourage them. we need leadership to condemn this crap. seriously. i am sorry. the actions need to be caught up. it has to be said it is not about the commiseration. -- victimization. it is not about that. it is saying, i am going to represent the and to that. i am going to keep fighting. it does not matter what people say about me. and it is about the overwhelming support and feedback. >> sabrina, we will go to you on this. this is beyond ourselves in a big way. we have to move into an uncomfortable zone in finding our better selves and more aggressive cells. selves. if your home is in trouble, if your children are in trouble, there's something inside you that would frighten them. there's something animal and there. to be powerful, to be secure, to be in control, we do it with a smile, while being as att

congresswoman, michele bachmann of minnesota. >> well, don't listen to them.e. >> september 1st, 2004. new york city. one of the most memorable confrontations in "hardball" history. >> it's seen as 34th and broadway, the miracle on 34th street is about to occur. >> democratic senator, zel miller, has just crossed party lines to speak at the republican national convention. >> u.s. forces armed with pot, spit balls! >> sarcastically criticizing democratic presidential candidate john kerry's position on defense. >> do you mean to say you really believe that john kerry and ted kennedy do not believe in defending the country? >> matthews challenges miller's position in front of a live audience. >> i wish i was over there, where i could get a little closer up into your face. >> this idea that somehow his face in my face would be somehow intimidating. and then -- somehow that would be almost a -- a aggressive move toward me. it was really hilarious. >> you believe, senator, truthfully, that john kerry wants to defend the country with spit balls. you believe that? >>

michele bachmann that's the situation. no holds bars and no bars held. like a blilter staing like a wolf. >> jon: what about something in primetime, perhaps. >> he is young, smart, turns news into art. ac360, 390, 450, 5,000. >> jon: it doesn't make any sense but it always works. give me some tapper. >> what was the last time. >> the time with the tap man, he eats, he drinks, he eats some more! ♪ [laughter] >> jon: the point is: there are no bad ideas except the one's cnn has already had. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ the inventor of great taste and less filling. the one that dared to say, maybe light beer should taste like beer. and for a limited time, miller lite is back in the original light can. ♪ miller lite is back in the original light can. ta-da! whoa. showtime. agh! there's me! there's me! there's me! boom. ohhhh! ♪ matt kenseth, what are you doing here? well, i do know a little about toyotas being #1. [ wife ] we're here to buy a camry. good timing. great choice. it took me to victory lane seven times last year. can i get you

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rush limbaugh is michele bachmann. rush limbaugh, steve king is rush limbaugh.hey are one and the same, as joe said. but on this attacking obama and blaming him, you know what this is, reverend al, it's blame obama first. it's blame america first. i mean, the whole idea that putin decided he would invite ukraine because he thinks barack obama is a weak president, you know, just last week republicans were complaining that obama was a bully. they were accusing him of acting like a king, like a monarch in using executive power too strong. now they're saying she a weakling. they can't make up their mind. whatever happens, it's always blame obama. >> and isn't this the reason why they can't win a national election, joe? they're kind of caught, trapped in their own bubble? >> yes. and it's also a reason, if we look at what has happened in some district elections, i think texas where there has been some tea party challenges, the tea party has not won. that's what i mean. they're not winning converts. you know, if you're going to do this, you want to grow. they're not g

but here is what gop congresswoman michele bachmann says about that. >> i just thank god that there is a billionaire or two on our side. all the billionaires seem to be on the radical left. i'm glad we've got a couple on ours. i hope we have a few more that are willing to come out. but realize also this is an intimidation movement. i'm sure that the donors on our side don't like to have their names vilified. >> nope. >> and just remember, that's really what this is about. intimidating people from giving money to our cause. that's it. >> so first of all, she thinks they're being vilified. and second of all, they need more billionaires, she says. >> well, you know, i think that that's just completely false, because if you look at the koch brothers, and a lot of times the comparison is made with labor, and there is no way in the world you can compare two billionaire brothers with the several million members who are in labor unions. and if you compare the dollars that are spent, the koch brothers spend three to four times as much money trying to influence elections. but i think what is rea

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since jan brewer vetoed a religious freedom bill viewed by many as anti-gay, but congresswoman michele bachmannl up in arms over that decision. >> the gay community decided to make this their measure. and the thing that i think is getting a little tiresome is the gay community, they've so bullied the american people and they so intimidated politicians, politicians fear them. and so they think they get to dictate the agenda everywhere. not with the constitution you don't. >> according to a new poll, 61% of republicans under 30 say they support same-sex marriage. that number is flipped with the older generation just 27% republicans over 50 favor you allowing gays and lesbians to marry. >>> voters in southwest florida go to the polls today in a special congressional election. and whatever the outcome, it will set a record. the winner will become the 64 #th pers#th person in the current house special to washington by a special election. >>> senator ted cruz wants to make peace with senator rand paul. the two got into a public spat after cruz said he was more like president reagan on foreign policy.

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michele bachmann knew that america needed the people of the tea party. she trusted the people.e helped turn our passion in the tea party movement into productive action. like us, she dreams of an america that lives up to its potential. our dreams are so lofty because we do cherish personal freedom. we know our job is not done until everyone, including those we elect to represent us cherish personal freedom too. ladies and gentlemen, join me in welcoming, tea party patriot champion, and my friend, congresswoman michele bachmann. [applause] ♪ >> good morning, everyone. you look beautiful. thank you for being here. what a thrill to be here. you are a dear friend. you are a true patriot, a great conservative woman. i just want to say this morning, we will have a woman for president, just the right one. do not forget, we are the party, the only party that had a woman on the presidential ticket in this century. in the last race in 2012, where the only party that fills a woman -- had a woman who wanted to dismantle obamacare and make sure that iran never had a nuclear weapon. the othe

saw it with the prayer vigil that michelle bachmann did. >> there wasn't food there. >> were you thereas. >> you were? >> no, i wasn't. i wouldn't mind an all-nighter. this is -- although in college i didn't do all-nighters. i did my stuff ahead of time. >> partying all night after the test. >> you know when i really regretted it? when i found out they did have the all-nighters and were serving doughnuts and i said i'm going to be late more often. >> we were serving a lot more than doughnuts. >> these the thee at trick -- then the filibuster and these 100 year old senators. it's a dog and pony show, and obama needs this and some of these democrats need this -- >> but i wouldn't mind if they were trying to find ways to deal with addressing entitlements and all of that. >> but they're not. >> they're doing something -- i'm not minimum -- minimizing -- d. >> can we look at the positive side? there is a positive side to this. >> please tell me what it. >> i'm not a ecology freak or anything. i don't know what think on global warming but i like the idea that they're taking the time to call

. >> just last week, michelle bachmann expressed her gratitude for billionaires who fund her party.ten to this. >> i just thank god there's a billionaire or two on our side. all the billionaires seem to be on the radical left, so i'm glad that we've got a couple on ours. this is an intimidation movement. i'm sure the donors on our side don't like to have their names vilified. >> nope. >> that's really what this is about. intimidating people from giing one to our cause. that's it. >> and i mentioned tom perkins. listen to what else he had to say that i didn't play. >> the way this system is, you don't get to vote. unless you pay a dollar in taxes, but it should be like a corporation. if you pay a million dollars in taxes, get a million votes. how's that? >> million dollars in taxes, a million votes. there was a lot of laughter, but is this what the 1% really think sns. >> unbelievable. that means the koch brothers would get 400 million votes. these guys again, nobody has taken anything away from them. stop whining. they've got it great. they don't work a day in their life. they coast

but we've seen people like michele bachmann win straw polls before.ou might find is this also lets us know who embodies main line conservative values. not necessarily that voters want in a real election. in other words, somebody like rand paul or ted cruz may do really well in a straw poll right now, because they're saying the things that voters want to hear. but when it comes time for a real election, somebody like a chris christie or jeb bush might be more desirable, because they think they have a legit shot at beating hillary clinton. >> you make a great point there, mark. we're still waiting for the results of that straw poll. ronald reagan won this a number of times back in the day. more recently the poll, father and son pair has done very well. is cpac becoming a bastion of libertarian supporters? >> i think it's becoming more libertarian and more true freedom. any time you have a convention like this, you'll have the top 1% who are involved in the system that come to these events. most people are flying here, spending their own dollar to come h

michele bachmann says, come on, this is too much. congre congresswoman, what do you make of that? it could be a goalpost conveniently pushed. >> isn't it a wonderful world? the administration gets to have it any way they want it have it. all of the promises about obama care, completely hypocritical. they dpt come through. now this. more of the same. unfortunately the continuation of lawlessness from the administration. i feel sorry, hon of thely, from the people trying to be administrators of obama care. how in the world do they know what to comply with. do you either follow the law as it's written or are you responsible for watching jay carney's press conference to figure out what the law is? it is complete incredibility on the part of -- >> congressman, what amazes me, is that it would -- in other word, if you made a good faith effort and checked off that little box, that's good enough for us. and we all have to be honest and say that we tried. >> no, it's the -- >> so anyone could say they tried and avoid paa penalty or anything else. >> of course. it is a wink and a nod. it me

michele bachmann. leading demonstrations at the white house. at the barricades with people screaming and throwing rocks behind her calling for president barack obama to exit and quit but but is it fair to kind of paint the whole protest movement as right wing or you know upper well students it's it's certainly led by the ultra right by the equivalent of michele bachmann the woman francis the deputy mashad oh i got. less than five percent of the vote in the primaries in the campaign as to who would run against. president maduro last time. this this is the right wing of the conservative opposition who they do not believe that they can win elections and they want to stimulate some kind of international sanctions and of course international observers concluded that venezuela's most recent elections were fair and transparent yet opposition groups as you're saying i mean they're calling for the ousting of magaro here can you speak to the legitimacy of their grievances. it's it's legitimate to make the call but you have to remember that these are the

you did have sarah palin, you do have michele bachmann, but for the most part, most of the speakers were men. >> there are a lot of men in the leadership. republican party. >> just saying. >> this upseats lot of g-- up st of the women activists and fund-raisers. they're banging their heads trying to get more women. they want to see these faces up front because as people have pointed out, doesn't matter what your messages are, you also want to see people who look like you delivering those messages. this is a big thing within the party. >> we keep saying that, keep saying that, they write about it and seem to know it but we're not seeing it in action. oh, well. thanks to michelle cottle and robert costa. >> ahead, the latest on the disappearance of a malaysian airliner. and later, the changes we need in our justice system. you're comfortable here, it's where you email, shop, even bank. but are you too comfortable? these days crime can happen in a few keystrokes. american express can help protect you with intelligent security that learns your spending patterns, and can alert you to an unusu

he made promises that we would have -- >> michele bachmann slams american jews for selling out theiromeland. >> i'm shocked, shocked. >> jewish organizations who it appears have made it their priority to support the political ambitions of the president over the best interests of israel. >>> and today's top trender, uphill battle. >> 1.3 million people lost their benefits december 28th. >> so far, absolutely nothing has been done to help these americans. >> now 2 million people all together would have been eligible for these benefits, but instead, they are getting nothing. >> theharry reid plans another e oun employment insurance. >> i'm going to it try again, yes. >> each week another 70,000 people would have been eligible for those federal benefits. >> senate republicans have flat out abandoned these unemployed americans. >> they need one more senate republican to join them. >> i believe there is a number of republican senators who want to get something done. >> joining me now is congressman james clyburn of south carolina. good to have you with us. >> thank you so much. >> i want t

congresswoman michele bachmann addressed the crowd earlier. today is the third and final today.traw poll will be revealed. >>> in this week's office politics, former communications director for the george w. bush white house, nicolle wallace, gives me her take on who may come out on top in the straw poll and reflects on her experience, advising sarah palin in the 2008 presidential campaign. but i began by asking nicole, what's behind the dramatic divisions within the gop? >> we as a party sort of thrive in and love the chaos. we are not an orderly party. we never have been. in the history of the republican party has always been that in the upheaval and in the chaos, we will find our path. a leader will emerge. i think that what has changed is that this new media climate tends to focus exclusively on our fractures, exclusively on our divisions and doesn't let us see enough of our commonality. and so i think what's maybe new for us is not the different wings of the party that used to make it a majority party, the diversity of opinions. i think this new media culture shines a light

michele bachmann won the straw poll in iowa so we can only take these things so far. >> it's actuallyo speak with the crowd, he's sort of selling a new libertarian-infused brand of conservativism that a lot of folks have said, is that the future of the republican party as it tries to reach out to a new generation? >> what do you think? rand paul did -- i mean, and they're good organizers even when they're not organizing. there was a real feel that if you can call it a grassroots, this admiration for rand paul was genuine. it wasn't stirred up by busloads of people he brought in. >> no. everyone knew he was going to win. kirsten's right. it's activists he inherit fwrd his dad's army, but he ran going away with a 20-point lead. he is going to i think be a problem in the primary process for the establishment, which has decided the nomination for almost 30 years going back now actually ends up with another candidate, rand paul is not going to be ron paul. he is going to be a serious problem. he is running for president. he knows exactly how to go after the new constituencies. he's talking

presidential candidate comparing the current political climate to nazi germany, and a clown car staple, michele bachmanned that gay people are bullying, don't you feel it, the rest of us. the president of bernard center for women policies. and joan walsh. it's hard to get particulars here except that the president is not throwing people away from health care who have a right to it. >> right, right. >> who have a right to it. they're legal citizens. and not going after their parents because the parents performed at least some civic duty of bringing those children to the attention of the health people so the kids could benefit from it. hardly a breaking of the law there. >> no. >> he said why not grab them while they're trying to do something good for their kids. and that's impeachable. and it's probably impeachable and it may, might be. that guy might be guilty of murder, i don't know. maybe, possibly. i don't know. usually you accuse and take to it the house judiciary committee and you bring him up on charges and you stand behind him in that committee or you don't, it seems to me. >> but they throw this

white house website shows the 16th sweetest reasons to get covered, complete with a gift of michele bachmanna basketball in a teeny, tiny hoop. joining me to talk about the deadline, congresswoman shelia jackson lee of texas. good to see you, congresswoman. good morning. >> chris, good to be with you. i'm excited. it's nothing like rushing to the future and rushing to success. >> well, the clock is ticking for the president at a time when republicans, as you well know, are basing entire campaigns on their opposition to obamacare. whitt ayers, a gop pollster, says the core message is running against obamacare. that is the most effective message. so the question is, with all this pushback still by the republicans, can the white house meet its goal? >> absolutely. today, i'm hosting an event with women, when women succeed, america succeeds. we'll be talking about issues that impact women. we'll be enrolling at that particular event the numbers of women that we expect to come to here information about an economic agenda. in fact, the affordable care act is an economic agenda. it does have an imp

michele bachmann spoke earlier this morning.ere are some of her remarks. >> i just want to say this morning, we will have a woman for president, just the right one. [applause] do not forget, we are the party, the only party that had a woman on the presidential ticket this century. and in the last race in 2012, we are the only party with a woman for president --her goal was to dismantle obamacare and ensure that iran never has a nuclear weapon. lotother party talks a about nominating a woman in 2016. that is fine. she is going to have a lot of tough questions that she is going to have to answer. she is going to have to answer one in particular question. like when she gave that reset button to russia, did she not think that they would use it? because they are busy resetting the boundaries of ukraine even as we speak. when the phone call came in the 3:00 our, when she found out that americans in benghazi were under attack, she did not have to answer tough questions -- andshe pick up the phone call the secretary of defense and presi

michele bachmann spoke and talked about the threat in the newspaper.as heads of the fbi, cia, counterterrorism. she did not understand why it was in the newspaper but none of those people knew about the threat. the last thing i have to say, i viewed c-span is/\ neutral. but there was a headline on your website referring to michele troll getsretiring goaded." said that kerry russian intervention would be a mistake. he says any declaration from this of menstruation carries a weight of a feather. better than nothing, better still would be backing these words with the flotilla and the black sea. after the united states was leading europe to counter russian pressure and make up for its punishments until the ukraine is on a firm footing. you agree with that assessment? the weight of this administration carries the weight of the feather? caller: yes, i do. mr. putin will do what he wants to do. he will do that. pretty much anything is going to do what they want to do. china, whoever. not much we can do right now. we are so wounded right now with the current p

out their literature and there's really very little primaries and as it was invited last year michele bachmann was invited this year she snapped last year chris christie was not invited and this year he's a keynote speaker i would have invited him this year even after cozying up to president obama and promoting big government spending in his state after hurricane sandy some think he's just a conservative poser is everybody in this room conservative. such kind of funny character there as we look to the fine. what a conservative it is we crossed another nebulous issue gay rights can be read gay and be a conservative one hundred percent i know lots and lots of people that are gay that are conservatives and we often welcome them in never see pac denied gay conservative groups from being sponsors or speakers and response log cabin republicans are boycotting the conference but on the other side of the spectrum the national policy institute a think tank that supports the european identity and has been condemned as a white nationalist organization cannot be a sponsor either because we take on issues t

speakers included michele bachmann and matt salmon of arizona. this is about 2.5 hours. >> and all of recorded history, there is only one nation, one people that have a drain name -- a dream name for them. the american dream is synonymous with everything good. pursuing the american dream is everyght and privilege of united states citizen. for have been in business 33 years. we did it by working seven days a week, 15 to 17 hour days. >> every dream is not the same. every dream is important. it is never easy to obtain a. hard work and the willingness to fall -- hold fast to firm beliefs is the core. today, and out-of-control government has put the american dream in jeopardy. thinkout of 10 americans it is harder to achieve the dream now than before. system, a political consistently and completely unresponsive to their needs. they see fundamental economic changes that were to erode the free enterprise system. they struggle to see a better path forward for themselves and their children. five years ago today, pursuit of that american dream awakened a

the evolution of the state to the point where like you could have that straw poll in 201 and michele bachmanned that they are not going to be as taken as seriously in 2016 as they have been in the past? they won't be quite as formidable in picking the nominee. >> i think they're beginning to heal the wounds. a party cannot fly in the face of a governor and not expect to be a backlash. theory branstad had has too much at stake to allow a bunch of renegades to be guarding the castle. it's not like they were in constant conflict. there were moments of cooperation but there was enough tension and enough, you know, undercutting that it was an untenable situation. but the branstad folks have been able to continue and get what they need done. there are enough outside groups that they were able to get their things accomplished. the state party can be a central plier or it can be a sideline player. it's not like branstad's folks going into the 2014 elections would have been crippled without control. what that changeover means is that it's a very satisfy coo for the people who want the it to happen. i

speeches from michele bachmann, newt again rich and sara palin are on for this afternoon.ow, it's easy to overstate the significance of cpac but still, this is the largest and gathering of the conservative movement, the one that attracts the biggest names on the right. it is the most public display of the conservative bases attitude. which leaders bring them to their feet? it's a barometer of where the conservative movement and where the republican party is right now, what policies conservative activists want their leaders pursuing. it is a glimpse at a moment of a party struggling to figure its out, who its leaders are. what it would actually do if it wins a national election and grabs more power in washington. so the political world has watched closely this week as chris christie stepped up to the cpac stage. he wasn't invited last year. supposedly it was pay back from the right because of his public embrace of president obama at the height of superstorm sandy. but that supposed snub suited christie just find in 2013 when we was running for reelection in new jersey. tryi

conservative political action conference wraps up today with speeches from minnesota congresswoman michele bachmannewt gingrich and vice presidential candidate sarah palin. so far, it seems senator ted cruz has stolen the headlines. cruz referred to presidential candidates bob dole, john mccain and mitt romney as men who "don't stand for principle." mccain has since called for cruz to apologize. >>> and finally, guys, if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it's usually -- >> a duck? >> they've dated, they've traveled, they've been rumored to be getting engaged. it seems pretty obvious they are heading in one direction. prince harry and his girlfriend attended an official event together, first time they've done that. an official event, first time. the cause was empowering young people, good cause. they came separately but later met up at their seats where they shared a quick hug and a quick kiss, not seen here. ooh, could we be expecting another wedding? >> royal wedding. >> maybe? why are we talking like this? >> i was just following your lead. >> we are not talking like that, you guys

who'd i start -- michele bachmann, herman cain, rick santorum, rick perry, newt gingrich, chris christie. now, a lot of you have kids. remember the sesame street song -- ♪ one of these things is not like the other? [laughter] it's really, really hard to sort of look at all these people that thaw desperately wanted to -- they desperately wanted to nominate at various points in 2012 and then jump all the way over to chris christie. and i just -- we've seen parties make huge swings, but it was usually after they had a crash-and-burn election. so, of course, after goldwater in '64 republicans moved to the middle, and they nominated, they nominated richard nixon and won the presidency. but they had a crash-and-burn election first. democrats had it in '72 with george mcgovern, so then they moved over. but republicans haven't had their crash and burn. so i just have a hard time seeing them do that. the other, like, super big name is jeb bush, and i think he was a very, a terrific governor of florida, and i think he'd be well positioned and all of that. yes, there's the whole last name thing. bu

michele bach bachmann is calling out gay communities?ted and listener challenged lars larson radio show to whine about arizona's failed discriminatory bill. >> the thing i think is getting a little tiresome is the gay community thinks they have so bullied the american people and the politicians fear them and think they get to dictate the agenda everywhere. >> bachmann is scraping the bottom of the victimization barrel. here is how bullied bachmann felt when she was ranting about the gay community back in four. >> people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders. this is a very real issue. it's not funny. it's sad. any of you who have members of your family that are in the lifestyle, we have a member of our family that is, this is not funny. it's a very sad life. it's part of satan, i think, to say this is gay. >> it's not funny. but it is sad, isn't it? bachmann wants to knock anyone who infringes on her hatred but if she thinks that makes her a victim, she can keep on pret