michelle bachman is not a newcomer but leads the tea party caucus. so many more tea party representatives in the house. >> well we are united in that we are republicans. and you have, in this contest in this particular contest, you have two very strong conservatives, actually. jeb hensarling and michelle bachman have both been very strong conservatives both fiscally, socially and i really don't see it as a fight between the tea party and the establishment in this case. they both probably have very similar voting records as such. it's other considerations that the members will take into regard. >> now, i know you've been sensitive to the fact that women have had a hard time breaking into the inner circle of the house republican leadership. couldn't michelle bachman make the argument that there aren't enough women, you're a leader, but there haven't been very many more republican leaders? it's been an all-boys club? >> i would love to see another woman around the leadership table. i think is important that the leadership table, that our committee chair

michelle bachman. i was going to say go, sarah, go but now i'm all for backman. >> so am i. >> you guys are terrible. >> please, please! >> listen, i think. >> larry: i think ari would complain, too. >> larry, barack obama is the most popular democrat in the country. -- the most popular politician in the country, still, in every poll. sarah palin is actually the most popular republican politician in the country. so, you know, there it goes. go, sarah, go! >> larry: if it looked bad do any of you -- go ahead. >> larry, three years ago nobody would have thought barack obama could beat hillary clinton so my only point about presidentials is there's so much history yet to be written and it's way too early to handicap it. anybody could win. i just think -- i'm a big believer in capitalism and competition and i love the fact republicans will have a real fight for who's going to represent them and what direction the party wants to go. that's how we should settle things. >> larry: thank you all very much. reme

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congresswoman, michelle bachman is back in the news. is she trying to respin something she plainly said right here on this program. a false allegation she made. in a moment we'll play the tape so i can decide. you'll recall, anderson invited her on to talk about the deficit and identify some specific budget cuts for closing the gap. instead, on the very first answer she started talking about how much money president obama's trip to india was costing, using a totally outlandish figure. >> i think we know that within a day or so the president of the united states will be taking a trip over to india that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day. he's taking 2,000 people with him. he'll be renting out over 870 rooms in india. and these are five-star hotel rooms at the taj mahal palace hotel. this is kind of over-the-top spending. it's a very small example, anderson. >> no one really knows the cost because for security reasons they don't disclose the cost. so this idea that it's $200 million is simply made up. >> these are the nu

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we'll ask congresswoman michelle bachman after the break.hree grand in cash, what would you do? the story of a student who got his money back in a very unusual way. >> steve: "fox & friends" headlines on this thursday. the barefoot bandit in court for arraignment. colton moore was arrested this summer in the bahamas. he's facing charges for multi state crime spree that included stealing planes and boats. >>> and in arizona student, saving up to buy a car accidentally left his backpack and three grand in cash at a bus stop. he never expected what would happen next. a homeless guy tracked him down, returned the bag, not a dollar short. that homeless man said even though he could have used the money, it was the right thing to do. the wrong thing to do would be walk in front of the headlines. >> brian: that was on the prompter. i apologize, steve. >> gretchen: they were a major part of the republican success in the midterm elections, making major demands over the economy and health care. so how are tea party and established republicans working t

kentucky senator rand paul and congresswoman michelle bachman will be here about new wave of republicans. also, whoopi goldberg the host of the popular daytime talk show "the view" whoopi talks about bad manners and body scanners and whether she's ever regretted anything she's ever said on television. plus, remember the song that was playing during this scene from "butch cassidy and the sundance kid" guess what, b.j. thomas will join the little rockers to perform his hit "raindrops keep falling on my head." dramatic election results of couple of week ago were a demand from the american people that those entrusted with the position of service actually treated as a form of service not just some stepping stone for personal advancement. the americans who pay for government and taxes want to make sure they aren't played for chumps and they expect that those who administer the money that they use, use it with care. having been a part of the political process for many years, i'd like to propose that this new congress pass real reform, is that would prevent congress from becoming a privileged cl

>> michelle bachman. >> and we could talk about donald trump. >> she communicates with people directly in wasasngton. >> i thank you. we will see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.

>> musharraf bachman -- michelle bachman. >> donald trump. >> i want donald trump to run so somebody can pull the rug from underneath him. >> and there is a disconnect their pre >> thank you and see you next week. for a

senators and members of the house, remarkably, if you say tea party, they say jim demint or michelle bachman. her world within that establishment of office holders is strangely quiet. >> but they have a show on tlc. >> no, they don't. >> it shows how out of touch they are. you go to anywhere else in america and you'll hear someone mention sarah palin's name. only on capitol hill is it a name that's not mentioned. and you said something earlier, norah, that if sarah palin plans to run -- listen, she's running. >> she's not just selling books? >> i do not think so. >> she's creating a hybrid model of the politician, entertainer. it's really fascinating. >> the risk for obama in a sense, he's actually running against her, so from his point of view, until she's declared, the best policy is to pretend she's not there. >> we bottom-line this with the matthews mirror. the question was, is sarah palin's high profile next year a plus or minus for president obama? not even close. 12 to zippo. the meter says, she's a plus. kelly? >> well, i think if you are president obama and his supporters, she is su

republican euphoria tempered when michelle bachman announced her intention to run for the number fourition in the house. even though the leadership is already backing the conservative, of texas. >> if i'm a republican, i don't want the first debate of our new tenure as the majority to be about whether we have -- >> which is why speaker in waiting, john boehner, dodged the question of whether the tea party should have a seat at the leadership table. >> the members decide who should be in their leadership, it's there decision, and i'm going respect that decision. >> boehner is not the only one struggling with dissension. >> do you have any reaction to speaker pelosi running for minority leader? >> nancynancy pelosi's stunning announcement she will run and undowd -- undoubtedly win. >> it's hour our caucus goes forward. >> has left modern democrats aghast. >> we got swept away, and i've been in that situation where you lose games. they replace you. >> this shows, despite among democratic leadership, they didn't necessarily get the message of the 2010 election. so, that's not a good sign.

they had michelle bachman on. onstage, chris was saying are you hypnotized and laughing at her. this is pretty tough. i go over to fox where dana milbank of the washington post's insists there was a token liberal there -- there were seven people on that night. throughout the night, they had a whole bunch of people on there. they had people from the other side of it. to my way of thinking, there were five or six people. there are certain guys on fox to tilt to the right. i would be disingenuous if i did not say so. i went on with a riley once a week for 10 years. every time i think i have impaired, he says something and i did not know that about bill o'reilly. when a girl on msnbc says she hates fox, that maddow girl, and you say, "what do you hate about it," she says, "i would not watch it." she says i didn't watch it. until you watch it, i do not know. tavis: how did dennis miller and up developing his own world view, his own sense of things? as you know, in this town, there are not a lot of folks of your -- >> i am from pittsburgh. here is my world view. if human beings with s

i think michelle bachman is starting her tea party caucus. think sarah palin, michelle bachman, rand paul, and jim demint as the new faces of the republican party. it is a nightmare for the party, but i think the adults, responsible figures in the party, are going to have a hard time treating them with anything more than the absolute respect. >> i say this not in terms of little power but the ability in collaboration with us in the press with sarah palin to frame issues in a way leaves a really important legacy -- the death panels theme, a really dramatic example of her framing an issue in such a way, and such an extreme way. nevertheless, it set up a whole chain of events in which more "reasonable" people said you cannot use the word death panels, but it is like a death panels. essentially, she created an outer edge for the debate, and made other things that would be considered more extreme seem reasonable. they became almost a dominant theme in the debate. i think it is really an extraordinary phenomenon. it is going to be interesting to se

michele bachman of minnesota is running for the number four house leadership position, but is said to be struggling. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi is not struggling. she looks to be the top democrat, the minority leader. even the moderate democrats are appalled. >> i think we need new leadership. we need to listen to people and change things up. we need new leadership. >> but half of the blue dog democrats were deseated, ironically leaving the house democrats' more liberal as a group. >> i actually have a more progressive caucus that wants me to keep fighting. >> democrats moving left, republicans moving right. that would seem to guarantee more combat, let's compromise, and more gridlock and all the big issues. from capitol hill, tv 11 news. >> everyone has a lot to look forward to. >> if your teens text, are they more likely to have casual sex? >> and why new parents should take a more hands-on approach. >> it is an amazing story of survival and two strangers who are now great friends. that is coming up. >> one woman draws attention to the impact of foreclosures in maryland. is h

of ohio and jordan of ohio and on and on, all have passed up opportunities to be, including michelle bachmanou think that is where the pedal hits the spending metal. >>guest: it does. and we have a lot of our old guard folks on there. >>neil: why don't you knew turks come in and say "no," because that is where you make a difference. >>guest: you will see that. not only --. >>neil: we are not. we are not seeing that. it is not happening. >>guest: what is key and fundamental here is the house republicans are committed to changing the way we deal with appropriations bills on the floor of the house and when they do the 12 appropriations bills they literally read through the thing and line by line you can go and offer an amendment and say you object and offer an amendment that then the rest of them have to vote on. that is a very --. >>neil: but maybe there is a stigma, for good or else being on the committee a lot of spending goes through the committee, something you may not have anything to do with and the new congress men are saying, that is a no win being on the committee and i don't want any

. >> i was going to laugh this off and then i remembered a response to michelle bachman's response. this is the head of a very powerful media organization. i think it's frightening, i think it's dangerous, distracting talk. i don't know. does roger want to be the new joe mccarthy. i think he would like his ghost on his network. >> welcome to 2012, john. >> let me say this. first of all, roger ales is a genius when it comes to television. i love the guy. is president obama a socialist, i disagree, i don't think he is but i think he's on the far left of the political spectrum. >> speak up against the red baiting, we've been here before. come on. doesn't have the same belief system. this is dangerous stuff. >> roger can say what he wants. he earned the right. do i agree or disagree, i don't know and i have no knowledge -- >> is it fair and bammed to make that judgment of the president when you're supposed to abnews organization? >> roger has earned the right to express his opinions. i think he has done that. >> he hasn't earned the right to cast aspersions on the president and pretend

in the case of michelle bachman, i believe she wants to run in opposition to jeb hensley. he has been one of the most reliable opponents to big government, unnecessary spending programs -- tarp, stimulus, a baing regulation. he understood the issues and has spoken with them with great -- spoken on them with great thoroughness in the house. none could ever say that he is not a small government conservative. let them make their case in front of their colleues about which of the two of us will serve the functions of this office with the greater degree of efficiency and fairness. nobody is entitled to a leadership post. it is an honor and privilege and the duty extended to you by the discretionary choice of your colleague. host: dick armey is are desperate rick on the democratic line in california, you're up first. caller: i went up to see the only president in the last 70 years to balance the budget and pay down the national debt, in your tea party were there with all kinds of signs, yelling all kinds of horrible things about him. so is this really about a balanced budget and

back in september, congresswoman michele bachman from minnesota announced that she was sitting up called the tea party caucus. there was nervous laughter and no one was quite sure if anyone -- in overtime, a very short amount of time, something like 100 members of the house conference joined the caucus. if you look at the house republican conference in january, is the tea party half of that conference? is it a dominant part of that conference? >> i don't think it's have the caucus. i think it's less than that. i think it's influence on the caucus is much greater. by the way, i also think it is an influence on the remaining laughter democrats and there's only about 23 or 24 of those that's going to be enormous, and more importantly, its influence on -- there's a group of senators, 23 democrats run in 2012. they come from states like nebraska, west virginia, montana, colorado, florida. if you want -- if you're a democrat running for reelection for the senate seat in 2012 and want to decide the tea party, good luck with that so i think there is a tea party influence that transcends the numb

. -- michelle bachman is going to run for a leadership post. i would be surprised if they did well.less they've got expectations from people who voted for them that something big is going to change. and that's not going to happen. and so they've got to try to damp that down. they are moving in all sorts of directions. i think the key thing is this humility theme. and that's the right theme becausehere is not a lot they can do and people don't trust politicians so you better be pretty humble. >> lehrer: but then mitch mcconnell who is the republican leader in the senate has said his number one priority remains making sure that barack obama doesn't have a second term is that humility? i would ask david that question first. >> well, no, if i were mitch mcconnell would say it's not complicated. what are you try doing in washington. are you trtrng to create jobs and economic growth. that's all you talk about. those are your strategic goals. talk about that. do not talk about your tactical goals what politician you want to beat in order to get there. i would keep it nice and simple but he

michelle bachman, others. we've got a great list of folks, including the next person on your show, chris christie, who has demonstrated a lot of courage. probably more than anything else right now, david, we need politicians with the courage to make very difficult decisions, to fight special interest groups. that's what i want to see from the next republican nominee. >> senator demint, thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, david. >>> we now turn to the aforementioned republican, who has emerged as a leader of his party, new jersey governor chris christie. welcome to the program. >> thank you, david. >> thank you for being here. >> glad to be here. >> something is very curious. we know some of the feelings about democrats, president obama's policies. look at this from the exit polls in terms of the opinion of political parties. republicans didn't fare too well either. 52% unfavorable rating. what does that say about the republican party today? >> what i've been saying all over the count

paul also plans to reach out to congresswoman michelle bachman who founded a house tea party caucus lastmmer. that group has more han two dozen house republicans in its membership. we'll be right back. [scraping] [horns honking] with deposits in your engine, it can feel like something's holding your car back. let me guess, 16. [laughing] yeeah. that's why there's castrol gtx... with our most powerful deposit fighting ingredient ever. castrol gtx exceeds the toughest new industry standard. don't let deposits hold your car back. get castrol gtx. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. >>> welcome back to "hardball." how serious is the threat from the left to obama? "the new york times" reports today that some riled up -- or so riled up are some liberals about the early recommendations of the deficit commission's chairman that privately, several suggested if mr. obama were to embrace its major parts, he would invite a primary challenge in 2012. mark halperin is an mspnc political analyst. both are authors of the book "game change." mark you start with this thing. is this a possibi

michelle bachman, the volatile congresswoman from minnesota said we'll cut spending by 23% and we'llthe budget balanced. we'll repeal the health care bill. you're going to go to 33 million americans and take your card away and say your 26-year-old can no longer be on your policy? president bush introduced the prescription drug benefit now over $1 trillion. are they going to pull that back in an effort to get -- there are big promises that are made that will be very hard to achieve and they're on the hill on the republican side there is already a lot of nervousness about how they get their act together and present a unified front. >> mark halperin, as you write in the book, how does the president change the game again? that's what he needs here. he has to have a different-looking washington. >> he can't be passive and he can't assume -- people said it's better for him politically if republicans take back control of congress. he can't assume that will automatically be better for him. is he not focused on this re-election as much as he is on getting things done. having a working majorit

steny hoyer announced he was running for cover he's running for, minority whip, michele bachman dropped out of the conference chair grace via twitter. so i think it's something as a reporter you have to stay tuned in on but i'm not sure that it is a persuasion technique just yet. i know its name but i still think the best thing you can do for your candidate is -- is this on television? will this be broadcast, by the way? okay then i won't swear. so, you raise a lot of money and do everything they can to put it on television. i mean, i know that's still, leading ultimately -- why did rick scott in the florida governor's race? because he spent a lot of money on television. a lot of money, as did the rga, as did the vga and alex sink. that's why he won. he was able to find thousands and thousands of dollars in television ads in a state in which television ads are a massive persuasion tool. so in some ways i feel like it is a the more things change the more they stay the same kind of deal. it's cute and interesting and helpful at the margins to be a social media. i did you have to play in t

. -- michelle bachman. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. do you know that you are the people who change the world? you did that the first tuesday in november. [cheers and applause] interestingly, the sun is shining down on us today because you did it. you came at. he rallied. . phone, you kept it running. you were so persistent. you recruited for office and he donated to people running for office. he persuaded. you brought your friends. you brought your enemies. he brought anyone you could bring out to the polls and you have turned this country upside down. there is a chapter in american history books were written just with your name on it. and every year, about this time, there is always the story about who is the man of the year, who is the one of the year. i want to give my nomination. it the tea party are the people of the year for 2010. [cheers and applause] because the tea party is nothing more than recreating the spirit of 1776 and it is a lot of and it is walking across -- is alive and it is walking across the united stes and is her