. >> democrats are saying yes to michele bachmann. >> i'm not surprised by how well michele bachmann has done. she comes across as a real person. >> real human moments. very compelling to voters. >> obama's got some magic. >> with the wink and a hug, she's made the minoriajority of gop field disappear. >> king james called napoleon and together decided to kill america. they sent the nina, pina, and santa maria to fight. >>> and yes to stephen colbert. >> i'm sorry to say, ladies and gentlemen, we won! [ applause ] >> it's so cool to be at super pack that even steven colbert is doing it. >> it's something from a channel called comedy central. >> and, yes, this comedy is really over. >>> good evening from new york. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell had a message for the president today. >> i'd like to invite the president to come to the capitol today, to meet with senate republicans. anytime this afternoon, he's available, to come on up to the capitol and meet with senate republicans. that way he can hear directly from senate republicans directly from senate republicans why what

on michele bachmann's part and it shows why the thing that i think is important to understand about michele bachmann that i heard again and again it during my reporting in minnesota was that she's not stupid you know she and i think we saw that during the first to be people really surprised that she's not sarah pailin she doesn't fumble her words she's articulate she's eloquent when she makes. you know she doesn't it could be dramatic mistakes but they're they're not really random mistakes what they are is that basically they're kind of expressions of and any of the neology that so foreign to us that we sometimes have no idea which is talking about so for example you know one of her most celebrated gaffes recently well it was both the fact that she talked that she had talked earlier this year about how the founding fathers were adamantly opposed to slavery and worked tirelessly to end it and then just recently she went on i think was good morning america and and refuse to admit that she made a mistake she kind of stood by that and everybody laughed at her and i guess my point was that this

>> michele bachmann is rising. >> in our latest nbc news "the wall street journal" poll. >> i prescribe medication. >> the story claims bachmann suffers from incapacitating migraines. >> will not affect my ability to serve. >> costs her to miss two days of voting in the house. >> michele bachmann says migraines will not interfere. >> rupert murdoch flies back to the usa. will his troubles follow him? >> so the british hacking scandal is making cell phone users here in the u.s. concerned. >> senator barbara boxer joins me. >> there's no let-up today in the phone hacking scandal. >> members of parliament trained their sights. >> i am extremely sorry. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> not so humble you couldn't wait for your turn to talk. >> good evening from new york. well, that didn't take long, just one day after the gang of six bipartisan senators released their framework for deficit reduction with the tentative support of 49 senators and a general air of welcome from the president, house republicans are busy shooting it down. paul ryan, the chairman of the house budget com

michele bachmann has a long history of controversial views on homosexuality. she recently signed a pledge to defend marriage that compared same-sex couples to polygamists. that's a comparison bachmann made as a state law makener 2004 when she called for an amendment to block gay marriages in other states from being recognized in minnesota. >> we allow this to happen, group marriage, polygamy and things much worse may not be far behind. >> reporter: both bachmann's declined a request for interviews. her campaign released a statement to cnn that says -- the bachmanns are in no pes ethically, legally or morally to discuss treatment concerning clinical patients. we tried to ask bachmann whether her firm conducts this type of therapy? >> is that something that is conducted at that center? >> well, i'm running for the president of the united states and i'm here today to talk about job creation and also the fact that we do have a business that deals with job creation. we're very proud of the business we kraected. >> reporter: the latest poll shows bachmann has a serio

presidential hopeful michele bachmann could very well snag her party's nomination once voters get to glimpse of her radical beliefs and form of religious associations her campaign for the white house could you rail and someone needs to pay their bills ideally take tonight how republicans are trying to pull their dads at the expense of the rest of us. is the united states headed down. same road as iran a group of law professors fear so and they penned a letter to congress to raise their concerns over a piece of legislation who gives the government power to take websites offline to censor search engines and essentially break down the internet the legislation known as the protect ip act is the creature of the entertainment lobby and is meant to curb online privacy suiting piracy by forcing an internet service providers to take certain websites offline if they're suspected of copyright infringement giving away free music or movies but here's the kicker whether or not those sites are actually engaged in copyright infringement doesn't apparently need to be proven by a third party or a cour

they're facing with twice michele bachmann and mitt romney. he's got the bank roll but she's the true believer. who wins? and a fight over abortion ritsz. kansas approved new regulations for abortion clinics regulating everything from the drugs they stock to the size and temperature of procedures in recovery rooms. supporters say the new rules will protect patients but critic sas they're a thinly veiled attempt to shut down abortion clinics. and actor gary sennese, known for lieutenant dan in "forrest gump" he's made a movie. here tonight to talk about the film and a new way you could help wounded service people. finally, imagine -- john lennon, a reagan democrat? that's what his one-time personal assistant recalls. check out the "sideshow" tonight. we start with the economy. senator richard durbin, democrat from illinois and senate majority whip. thank you for coming on "hardball" tonight. new york senator chuck schumer on the republican's motivation. listen to him first. >> we need to start asking ourselves an uncomfortable question. are rep

how presidential candidate michele bachmann and her husband make their money. hidden cameras go inside their clinic. >> the truth is, god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman's body. >> tonight, brian ross investigates. >>> and cinderella story. an electronic world cup moment. how the u.s. women's soccer team has put a new face on women. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. in a remarkable abc news exclusive last night, jaycee dugard told diane sawyer the wrenching story of how she was kidnapped at age 11 by a convicted sex offender and held for 18 years. her self-possession and strength in telling her story in that interview and in the new book she's written made us all wonder how, how did she endure, display extraordinary courage? jaycee allowed us to interview not just her but also her therapist to begin to answer that estion. here's abc's diane sawyer. >> reporter: if there is a way to endure and triumph over hell, who would have thought an 11-year-old girl, jaycee dugard, would be the one to find it? her story is the story of hope. >> some

but that could not explain or predict a michele bachmann nomination, because michele bachmann is a lot of things but she is not unknown. she is famous. for years now, unlike a christine o'donnell or joe miller, michele bachmann has been all over national tv. and not just on fox. she has been all over msnbc, all over cnn, even made it as far as "meet the press "on nbc on sunday morning. her record is totally in line with the off the charts craziness of a sharron angle or a christine o'donnell. but michele bachmann's craziness has been in public. it has been on tv. >> i may not always get my words right. but i know that my heart is right. >> michele bachmann is amazing as a political figure. but it is not likely that michele bachmann actually will be the republican nominee for president. who might it be? she's pulling second right now. but if it cannot be her, and i do not think it can be her, if it's not going to be mitt romney or her, who else actually has a shot? the only person polling regularly now in double digits who is not michele bachmann or mitt romney is this man, rick perry.

michele bachmann, i do not agree with you on anything.an say that my respect for you has gone through the roof in the last 24 hours. you were clear, concise, stood up to it, you weren't bullied by these people. the republican establishment obviously fears this candidate as she is moving up in the polls big time and she's raising money far more than the people who are trying to take her down. and it's just like karl rove to pull a stunt like this and raise the question that maybe she's not fit because he happens to be supporting mitt romney or anybody else of the establishment. but certainly not a tea partier like michele bachmann. welcome to the dirty pool hall of the republican party, michelle. ahead, what are these republicans up to with the bachman story? i'll talk with bob strom and ron christie. >>> bill o'reilly took on news for a phone hacking scandal for the first time. take a guess on who he sided with. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work

congresswoman michele bachmann who's had a great launch the last few weeks. will have to leave the campaign trail soon and do what few enjoy doing, casting a decisive vote. in the last month, bachmann's gotten high marks from political watchers for sounding serious, for abandoning some of the fringe talk that she was known for. it's called being disciplined. she wasn't always this way. her most notorious walk on the wild side was this hardball appearance back in 2008. >> you believe that barack obama may -- you're suspicious because of this relationship may have anti-american views. otherwise it's probably irrelevant to this discussion. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> you think obama has anti-american views. >> absolutely. i'm very concerned that he may have anti-american views. what i would say is the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look. i wish they would. i wish the american media would take a great view of congress and find out are they pro america or anti-america. chris: that sounded like joe mccarthy. there are other episodes of bachma

why that was michele bachmann going after michelle obama in october of two thousand and eight that was before michelle obama became first lady she was just the spouse of a candidate just like marcus bachmann is today the whole credibility issue for michele bachmann kind of goes right out the window in this michelle obama became purse lady it hasn't stopped the congresswoman has still been attacking her bachmann isn't happy that earlier this year the first lady advocated for more new mothers to breastfeed their newborns moments ago republican congresswoman michele bachmann possibly a twenty presidential candidate challenging that idea on the laura ingram radio show saying these efforts give new meaning to the term any state. bachmann was it that the classified breast pumps as deductible medical care purchases she claimed the government was using the tax code as social engineering and part of a nanny state mentality while that may be her opinion it's also attacking the ballast of a candidate or a fellow politician she can't say scrutiny of her husband is out of bounds but she's free to a

>> i was about to say, i've subpoena to michele bachmann. there are certain of them to find anti-bachmann stories. she was not trying not to blow it up into anything more because she's trying to do a dance and keep this story about spilling into other stories. >> she's gone through a lot of staff on capitol hill. >> she's got the reputation. not a lot of trust with staff. >> exactly. >> more about presidential leadership than anything having to do with migraines. i want to move to rick perry. the other surprise on our poll is that rick perry is also in double digits and he's not even announced. we're learning more yesterday. here's what he said the latest what i'm calling rick perry watch day 300. we don't have it. here's what he said. i've been getting calls across the country, iowa, florida, new hampshire, the calling aspect of this is the stand point of people letting me know they're going to be there has been overwhelming. rick perry, is that somebody you think is going to be a player in this race. instincti cynthia? >> i think he could r

michele bachmann. >> michele bachmann's migraines and whether this should be considered a campaign issue. >> got to say, of all my issues with bachmann's brain. >> $18 million raised. mitt romney is the king of the jungle, the thick maned, super predator of the race, the republican's aslund. >>> time for your political ticker with tim farley live from washington. 11 days and counting until the debt ceiling deadline. what's your feeling? do you think we're getting closer? >> i think you got it in the beginning when you said the democrats are netting nervous. harry reid and nancy pelosi asking why they're not a part of the conversation. there was a confrontation between pelosi and senator lu. he evidently said something to the effect there is no deal and you would be informed if there was one. that's where the president is getting push from. the point is we're counting down and we need to get something quickly. the senate is working on it today. the house will probably be working and voting on something monday relative to cut, cap and balance and maybe we'll see balance after that. >> talk

welcome back to "hardball" that was michele bachmann announcing her run, she neglected to mention thathad some firsthand experience with the federally subsidized fannie mae and freddy mac programs. just a few weeks before bachmann called for dismantling fannie mae and freddie mac, they signed for a $417,000 home loan to help finance their move to a golf course home. will her hypocrisy catch up? david jones is with mother jones, and also joined by michelle goldberg. this is one of the clear-cut cases where you get points from the public for saying you want to be independent of government, and it turns out you're very much dependent on government, you're borrowing on federally backed money. >> on the one hand i'm not sure that most people will blame anyone for taking advantage of a government program they oppose, right? i think -- >> calling for its destruction? >> i think the point is, in her case, the problem i think is that it's cumulative. it's the time and time again she, while kind of lambasting government, her entire career, her entire financial well-being seems to be based in man

. >>> michele bachmann's busy in the hawk eye state this weekend. spoke to voters in iowa city this morning kicking off a three-day bus tour in the state. she kicked off her candidacy in iowa earlier this week. bachmann will speak in des moines tonight where a bus tour is wrapping up. also tonight, one more will join the republican field. michigan congressman mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid. >>> early fireworks in washington, d.c. this weekend. this morning in his weekly address, president obama took a shot at the gop and said tax loopholes that benefit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires an billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house. gop also hitting back today, right? >> absolutely. we're at july 2nd. one month away

but i'll trust you. >> it's really good. >> republican congresswoman michele bachmann is a rising star of sorts in a lacklustre to say the least field of gop candidates who hope to challenge president obama next year. bachmann came out on top in three separate polls of likely iowa republican voters last week. go figure. my shael bhaukman's husband marc marcus runs a christian counseling business. former clients say he encourages homosexual patients to try to change their sexual orientation, or at least oppress it. it's called pray away the gay. in an interview, marcus bachmann did not deny that he and other counselors doo do use that technique, but they only do so at the request of the patient. michele bachmann has been sort of skirting around her own views on homosexuality, but that party is about to come to a screeching halt. she recently signed something called the marriage vow, written by a very conservative group in iowa. among other things it's a vow to be faithful to your spouse. fair enough, but the vows also condemn adultery, pornography and gay marriage and describe homosexua

but that's michele bachmann, are you crazy. she's not blaming democrats, she's just finding coincidences. like how pandemic is an anagram for don't panic. chris: when we come back we'll look at michele bachmann, the presidential candidate. will the new bachmann actually vote to let the country default as she's threatening to do? a tough choice for the tea party favorite wa member of congress. we'll have schools and -- scoops and predictions. chris: welcome back. michele bachmann, unlike chief rival mitt romney is a current u.s. congresswoman. this is an advantage in some ways, but it also has possible down sides. as a u.s. congresswoman she will have to cast a vote on this debt ceiling fight, not just talk about it. she says she's going to vote dead no. are the republican voters with her on this? here she is telling sean hannity she's where the voters are, no matter what the party leaders say. >> so you have been finding yourself at odds with the republican leadership. this is not making you popular with some members of congres

that has come michele bachmann's -- way because of a -- a backhanded criticism that has come michele bachmann's way because of preferences to god. >> she quoted the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson. >> how she came to her faith and the experiences she has said, not critical of the president. i think it was appropriate under the circumstances where she was to talk about what she talked about. >> also, a large percentage of the people she wants to reach in this caucasus are like-minded. >> mike huckabee did very well with that same constituency. >> speaking of gov. perry, i think the only thing holding him that is good he raise the money and put the infrastructure in place at this date? there is an undercurrent of bad blood between the perry forces and the forces of george w. bush. since this is "inside washington" we should not fail to mention that. >> in terms of the money, the president could rise up to $60 million. i wonder if at some point the american people get fed up? >> i think a certain point, diminishing returns. it will be a referendum on obama, unless a nut is

michele bachmann is new to national politics and have l. have to figure it out just as barack obama did. all the candidate candidates he careful but their security must be mature enough to know who is the enemy and who is just trying to do their job. brian ross joins us from the abc news studios in new york city. do you think the congresswoman's security was out of line. the guy that blocked my shot. we didn't show the whole tape because it goes on for two minutes. he was stalking my photographer and not letting us get pictures of the senator. the guy was really out of line. was it like that with you? >> the congresswoman's security were actually around here. i was never closer to 10 or 12 feet from her. i don't even think she knew what was going on. they recognized me and said they knew who i was. the blocking was all about me. other reporters were allowed to get close. >> why would they do that? >> she read a statement about the migraines. they are more than headaches, bill, they are migraines which can be very serious and put people out

. >> michele bachmann is surging in the new hampshire polls, despite today's new details of her anti-gay agenda. i'll talk about it with michelle goldberg and mike rodgers. >> did she come at you? >> in wisconsin, david prosser is still on the bench even though he's accused of choking his colleague. tonight there are new calls for him to step aside. senator james inhofe of oklahoma is literally above the law. he's playing games with the faa and tonight i'm calling him out. >> great to have you with us tonight. right wing talkers, you see what they will do? they will use any story possible. to make the democrats look evil. rush limbaugh is at the top of the list. the worst of the worst. today he used the casey anthony story to launch a shameful attack against liberals. >> some of the hosts of the cable news shows -- what i don't understand about it is, they're all card carrying liberals. when does the death of a child bother them? this is about -- i've never seen them get so upset over the death of a child. if the child had died two years earlier in the womb this woman would be a star, a

let me ask about michele bachmann.hink it's interesting, one thing she has done here, positioned herself such that what you say, mitt romney's the better choice, or she's not serious -- every one of those spins into the story that says, you see how much i'm the right person for you? because the whole establishment is against me. >> yeah. she's obviously appealing to the populist strain within the party. >> enough that she could win the nomination? >> i think it's a difficult road for her, honestly. i think if you look past iowa and perhaps a couple of other states that have traditionally selected the most conservative candidates that have been in the yield, then the path to victory becomes challenging. could she do it? is she up to the job? is she a smart woman? does she have charisma? she has those things. she's nobody's fool. it's not -- i don't think it's a flash in the pan as steve would say. i think she's a real candidate. i just think in terms of having the credentials, the background, the gravitas, having been t

that has come michele bachmann's -- way because of a -- a backhanded criticism that has come michele <+bachmann's way because of preferences to god. >> she quoted the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson. >> how she came to her faith and the experiences she has said, not critical of the president. i think it was appropriate under the circumstances where she was to talk about what she talked about. >> also, a large percentage of the people she wants to reach in this caucasus are like-minded. >> mike huckabee did very well with that same constituency. >> speaking of gov. perry, i think the only thing holding him that is good he raise the money and put the infrastructure in place at this date? there isn unrcurrent of ba ood between the perry forces and the forces of george w. bush. since this is "inside washington" we should not fail to mention that. >> in terms of the money, the president could rise up to $60 million. i wonder if at some point the american people get fed up? >> i think a certain point, diminishing returns. it will be a referendum on obama, unless a nutis nomin

-- this appearance tell you about michele bachmann? >> it gives a narrative to her pro-life position. but i have to contact her interdiction -- introduction to this race with that of the former speaker of the house newt gingrich. with each passing day, in spite of the stumbles, her stock has been enhanced and her position has been improved. newt the last time was trying to close out his tiffanies account. >> she was no. 2 behind mitt romney. >> democrats underrate her at their peril heard the talk about her the way they used to talk about ronald reagan, and that is dumb. having said that, politifact analyzed for statements and said that 27, none were entirely true, of the controversy once, and 10 were pants-on-a fire false. >> how powerfully are republicans in iowa -- how carefully are republicans in iowa going to look at this? >> she is the best thing to happen to the democrats. >> you think she can win the nomination? >> it is no likely. she rains a longshot. she has a good chance of winning iowa, but i dhave not sure where she goes

presidential candidate michele bachmann goes on the defensive after a negative story about her health and ability. did that story fail the journalistic ethics test? >> having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. >> and an end to an era, with no clear future for a u.s. role in space, if the media lost interest? and captain america is back. and the media raise questions about his politics. on the panel this week, talk radio news host ellen ratner, national review editor rich lawrie. jim pinkerton, fellow new american foundation and new york post columnist kirsten powers. i'm jon scott and fox news watch is on right now. ♪ >> a lot of people have different agendas, i think, in trying to build this hysteria. all our competitors in this country formally announced the consortium to try and stop us and caught us with-- >> the news corporation chairman rupert murdoch and james murdoch informing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating the news the world phone hacking scandal i

. >>> also, does michele bachmann have migraines? is it fair to question her fitness? or she fb may be debilitated for days at moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and speaker boehner were about to close in on a major deal that would enact substantial spending cuts and seek future revenues through -- the administration on wednesday night notified top members of congress that an agreement between the president and mr. boehner could be imminent. but white house spokesman jay carney was quick to knock down the story. let's listen. >> the breaking news reports you all have probably received is incorrect. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously -- the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress, as well as other members, and exploring the possibility of g

it fries my bacon that the worse criticism of michelle bachmann gets headaches. good grief the presidency is a headache. you can see she has unfailing energy and hardly seems incapacitated . i get so tired of the saint was journalism demanding to see the medical records of a female presidential candidate because i staffer who couldn't keep up with them. that is losing one headache and only people i have less use for with someone who does that to a former boss is the gum shoe reporter who usually smells a story. what he usually smells is his own self. brian left on the stage to confront and demand that she answer his questions and got upset when the staffers treated him like the incontract jerk he can be. being on the receiving end of his brand of reporting, i realized that he is less the cause of a headache for michelle bachmann and more a pain in the other end of one's anatomy. reporters have a right to ask questions but not demand answers to questions and invade personal space. no candidate is allowed to have a gun pointed to their head. they are free to write

michele bachmann's doctors say she can deal with the headaches, can she handle the mainstream media. >> we knew it would be like this, but it's worth it. >> the republican presidential candidate goes one-on-one with the governor and our closest ally in the middle east. >> and the one country where you have wall to wall americans-- >> under constant threat from neighbors. >> this is the country of size of new jersey, can you imagine rockets pounding new jersey city. >> do israelis feel like we have their back? president benjamin netanyahu with a huckabee exclusive. plus, they may be small in stature, but big on talent. back by popular demand. the sleepy band banjo boys. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applause]. [applause]. >> thank you, thank you very much. great audience. welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. well, some nut group called freedom from religion has their antenna up because the governor of texas is calling for a day of prayer. now, even though taxpayers aren't paying for any of it, this group is suing to stop it. look, it's one t

>> jon:, got to say, of all my issues with michele bachmann's brain...[laughter] migraine's not even top 20. but who are we kidding? we know who the clear front-runner is. $18 million raised, mitt romney is the king of the jungle. he's the super predator of the race. he's the republican's leader. back-up weekend gretchen thinks there may be one big difference between romney. >> i think he could get a lot of money from that. >> big time. >> romney obviously not being a christian. >> jon: what? someone get that woman to book a mormon. really, ? can't get in until february 2014? wow, that thing is doing well. well, i'm sure back-up weekend gretchen's producers will point out the fallacy of her reasoning during the next commercial break. >> during the 6:00 a.m. i mentioned that mitt romney was not a christian. he is a member of the jesus christ of latter-day saints church, and that church does consider its members christians. >> jon: oh, and one other thing, time for lutherans to [bleeped] or get off the pot. reformation is over. you're in or you're out. you

i think that they are not hoping for michele bachmann. i think they are afraid of mitt romney. >> bill: i wrote a column and it will be out tomorrow that -- and this could be -- this is speculation which i usually don't do but it is educated speculation that the democratic party hates sarah palin so much that they are using michele bachmann to hammer palin because they know there is not room for both of them. so they are boosting up congress woman bachman to just make sure that sarah palin doesn't get in the race. >> when barack obama goes to sed at night if he says prayer one of them is for sarah palin to be the republican nomination. >> bill: it is not barack obama. don't you agree with me that the person the de democrats and liberal americans hate the most is sarah palin. she replaced george w. bush. >> and she is kind of for the left wing what hillary clinton was for the right. >> so it is personals. >> i think sarah palin in a broader sense is locked into a virtual primary with michelle balk map. every time we hear bachman speak we s