so if you're rick perry, governor of texas, for example.e a smart political move to tell a an anti-government crowd that texas ought to secede from the union, but when that tape gets played to the rest of the country, when the rest of the country hears you talk about seceding from the union, poof, there go your rick perry dreams for ever running for anything outside of texas. now if you're rick perry, you're nationally famous now as the governor who proposes dissolving the union. you're now famous nationwide as the governor who wants to break up the country. you're famous as the governor who is quite literally against the united states of america. at least the least the united p. the extremists fringe may love governor parry for threatening to secede, but in politics the price of cultivating the extremist fringe, the price of that is losing your support from absolutely everyone else who is not on the fringe, and that's why politicians get caught saying who me? they try to both cultivate the fringe and to deny that they are doing so, so you

. >> after ten years of governance under rick perry, where are we? property taxes, highest in the country, state debt, doubled. >> a senator for 16 years, hutchinson got a sparse turnout at her former high school. the g.o.p. primary is in march. she will leave the senate this fall to campaign full-time. perry issued a blistering counterattack, quote "she has violated, ignored and flip-flopped on every promise she made to voters and her career has been characterized by per perpetuating excessive pork barrel spending and driving our nation's economy and the republican party's future into the ground." >> we will not be ignored! >> perry has been governor since 2000. he is popular among anti-tax pea party groups an conservatives who vote in g.o.p. primaries. he has sim pa sympathized from teasm ans who want to secede and compared texas violence on the border to israeli problems with the palestinians. perry wants rower is vus wade overturned. the senator supports stem cell research and perry does not. hutchinson says he turns off republican and minority a

she will take on rick perry. a former builder is facing up to eight years.eon coleman was found guilty for taking $3 million from 10 byers to build homes and then pocketing that money. >> police believe a deadly stabbing in college park overnight was sparked by a argument. police believe the fight fired -- started at a home on hollywood avenue. one man died. >>> floridians are waking up with three major storms knocking on the dorm. >> matt brock has more. >> we do have the first hurricane of the season, hurricane bill, the first one that went to that status. claudette knocked on the door and went in, came sure overnight. in looks like claudette is pretty mild, a tropical storm. you can see from the video, a lot of rain. winds up to about 50 miles an hour. folks have their eyes on the atlantic where ana bill are. ana is weakening and is not much to worry about. bill became a hurricane at about 5:00 this morning with 75-mile per hour winds. it is staying off shore. you never know when it is that far out to sea. you can bet people are concerned about this. it i

rick perry. he has been elected to two terms after completing governor bush's term. gov. terry has been around too long she says. >> he is a dedicated public servant. i know that he loves taxes. but now he is trying to stay too long. she will rollout her campaign with stops in san antonio, houston and austin. >> coming up next, how your internet surfing could cause it to spend more money. cell phone users are taking at&t to court. why they are -- why they are upset about what is not on their iphone. >> it may surprise you to see who sits in the driver's seat. >> we have some clouds out there this afternoon, but the brain is west of us. we will talk about the insta- weather plus cast. right now, it is gecko: uh, you wanted to see me sir? boss: come on in, i had some other things you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. why don't you and i practice that with a little exercise where i fall backwa

they point out that gov delivery works for republicans rick perry and mitch daniels. a lot of controversy centers on what role it could have been where the company. the white house saying yes, they used the company that is a massive government contractor to sent out the e-mails. >> shannon: there is the admission. eric shawn has been on it all day long. thank you for joining us. >> major garrett has been on this also and i'm sure the questions will continue. >> shannon: absolutely. we enjoyed his head-to-head with mr. gibbs in the white house briefing that launched this. thank you for being on it. >> sorry to see it leave, but there has been problems in the program. we have 38 clunker deals of which i've been paid on 7. i have haven't been paid on any in three or four days. >> shannon: that is the reality for auto dealers across the country as the cash for clunkers program comes to an end. it's been wildly successful in terms of sales but dealers say they're having a tough time getting money promised to them by the government. compounding the problem, malfunction of t

the senior senator from texas will square off in the republican primary against rick perry. hitchenson says perry has been in office too long. >>> coming up, a massive wildfire continues to burn out in california. we'll update firefighters' progress. >>> we'll tell you about a cameraman swept away while shooting video of a typhoon aftermath in taiwan. >>> the wildfire continues to burn out of control in northern california. the fire has already burned more than 3,000 acres in the dobbins area of yuba county north of sacramento. fire officials say the fast-moving fire has jumped the yuba river and is moving away from the sierra nevada fo foothills. people in the area have been asked to evacuate. firefighters say their job today is complicated by high temperatures, low humidity, and winds from the southwest. we actually need some rain. >> we really could use some. since june, our rainfall, four inches below average. a lot of dry spots around here. >> we'll take some rain, bob. >> indeed. outside today, it was another 90-degree day. >> is that a bowling ball? >> that is a bowli

white house points out that gov delivery.com handles mass e-mails for republican, including rick perry and indiana governor daniels. back to you. >> thanks. >> # >>> up and down the east coast today, folks being warned to stay out of the water. hurricane bill creating dangerous rip currents and huge waves as it churns atlantic ocean. a tropical storm warning is now in effect for parts of massachusetts, including the island of martha's vineyard where our president is scheduled to arrive tomorrow for a week long vacation. domenica davis is tracking the storm live. >> hi. we have latest advisory coming in and this storm is now a category 1, winds 85 miles per hour and it's just to the south of nantucket, expected to pass by. this will be the closest pass it will make to the u.s. is when it goes by cape cod and the island this evening, first thing tomorrow morning. we do have our tropical storm warnings in effect for cape islands and through the mid atlantic and carolina coast line. we're still looking at, large ocean swell, rip currents. the most immediate threat will be at the cape. the

in texas, senator bailey hutchinson kicks off her race for governor as she runs against governor rick perry. hutchinson, who assumed the u.s. supreme court's decision that legalized abortion plans to strike a more moderate tone. the 66 why would senator who will make the announcement official at her old high school, is also expected to pick up an endorsement from former top aide to george w. bush karen hughes. the primary is in marmg. >>> record setng money is on the table. why a nationals draft still has not signed with the team and time is running out. >> pl, hot is a key word when describing today's weatr. tom is back, another loose forest.ca if >>> let's take a look at sports. history on the golf course. tiger woods does something he has never done before. he did not close the deal for the first time in his career, tiger woods lost a major tournament when he went some to the final day as the leader. the man who beat him, a little known player in the u.s. p y.e. yang, a south korean hero. some people in his home run woke up at 4:00 in the morning to watch the file round. to seal the win

so crazy i think that it remind me of governor rick perry in texas talking about texas seceding from because he was unhappy with the federal government direction. very clear on that. but -- >> i second that. i second that. >> but kirsten, in terms of the president's popularity, gallop and fox news both have him still in 55 to 53. but ramussen has him at 48%. isn't it a fact this issue is a gift to republicans and democrats are being whittled down as a result of it? >> it a is a gift. it was inevitable he'd have low approval rating. like how did ever have high approval rating with the situation we're in. high unemployment, people are scared, a huge deficit. not really a recipe for high approval ratings. totally mishandled the healthcare issue. just like immigration all over again. completely under estimated how the right was going to react. there is a lot more energy on the right than this. i mean where are the democrats? why aren't they going to republican town meetings and saying this imperative, we have to have this? why is it that the republicans that are the ones turning out and

just like governor rick perry of texas suggested. mrs. bachmann said she is hoping for "some fairly revolutionary action to be taken by these states." revolutionary action. mr. bachmann is using this civil war language all year now. in march, she warned that "a revolution every now and then is a good thing." she also said at the time that she wants her swints "armed and dangerous on the issue of climate change." these latest comments from miss bachmann were made during a conference call in which she spoke alongside jim demint of south carolina. he's famous in the health reform debate by saying he hopes health reform is president obama's waterloo. yesterday senator demint offered this dire warning did health care -- >> probably the most heartwrenching experiences i've had over the last several days is when naturalized american citizens who have immigrated here from germany, iran and other countries, they come up to me and they say why are we doing what so many have fled from? why don't americans see what we're doing? and i've realized that

texas governor, rick perry, we did a bbq feast at the texas longhorns would beat the lsu tigers in theeries, but lsu he got the win and governor perry paid up. governor general for -- full of barbecue and pride in a california: tell if -- catching women sitting on top of the world. the association of amputee surfers began its annual operation this they teach men and women to learn to surf. we understand many lost their lives to disease or accidents. one of them injured while serving in iraq or it expands encouraging an active lifestyle. >> and has given me couraged to try new things. i never thought i would surf. me in a wetsuit? the event was fully done it -- fully funded by donations. that's a fox walked across america. >> following up on that brazen jewelry heist we told you about, the whole thing was actually caught on tape as armed robbers got away with a staggering $65 million worth of jewels, but now we have new video showing the alleged use two days before the actual robbery, what please say they were doing, next. >> rock band u2 going for a new record. that's coming up. you're

. >> like rick perry effectively is? >> to always view the federal government as the enemy. and it's very -- yeah, i can't -- i can't -- >> how about palin? let's talk about pame palin. she's attacked new york, washington and los angeles. she goes after the government. after the media, after hollywood. >> yeah. >> anything on the coast is evil to her. she's an alaskan who i bet you any money is going to spend most of her time down in the middle parts of the country, the rural white parts. she's going to find the cul de sacs of whitedom and exploit the hell out of them, right? >> wasn't she in new york last night at michael's. >> because she's got a lawyer smart enough, robert barnett, to take her to the one place where she'll get a hell of a lot publicity. >> michael's is empty these days. >> that's true. >> the media downturn. >> you're tough. we'll be back with kathleen parker with "the washington post" and joan walsh one of my faves here, of course, we all know that. when we come back, we'll talk about the big bill. the big dog, he's called. i just call him big bill. you'

running against republican governor rick perry in the g.o.p. primary next year.ry took office in 2000, has become the longest serving governor in state history. senator hutchinson says as governor she would push for limit on the amount of terms a texas governor can serve. worth noting back in 1994, senator hutchinson promised to put a self-imposed limit on her own time in the senate and broke that promise in 2006 to successfully run for a third term. and in wisconsin, governor jim doyle today said he will not run for a third term because he believes governors should limit themselves to just two terms in office. the democrat reports he made the announcement early so that other candidates could stop building their campaigns for next year's election. governor doyle expected to serve out the full term. hundreds of billions of our tax dollars went toward a stimulus that was supposed to help make everything better. the president says it has. now, months later, did the cash really pay off? we will hear what people are saying on both sides. plus, we will tell you about a

they also point out that republicans such as rick perry of texas and mitch daniels, governor of indiana, they use this firm, too. but you raise an interesting question. some asking, you know, why would a government contractor that does work for the other agencies be involved? how much money was involved? what taxpayer money was involved? some on capitol hill are asking these questions. what answers do you want from the white house and you think are appropriate for the american people? >> the answer is, number one, first about foremost in americans' minds, when will the administration stop pushing radical government run healthcare rationing scheme they don't want. >> eric: they wouldn't say it's radical. they say think think it makes sense. go ahead. >> first, the administration thinks it makes sense, but when you act in a dysfunctional matter, dysfunctional thinking tends to take hold. the reality with these e-mails, eric, is they have to show with all the options available to them, the president has been pursuing a backroom deal with pharma, to run ads all over the country, magically h

attorney from texas kay bailey hutchinson is going to resign her seat and run against rick perry, the incumbent governor, for that seat. have you taken sides in this and how worried are you as someone in charge of republicans running for the senate next year, that you guys could end up losing that seat in texas to a democrat? >> well, that's my most -- the most important concern i have is about what happens in that special election which it looks like it may be in may 2010. no, i'm not going to take sides in the gubernatorial primary. both of these people are great public servants and friends of mine. but this is a open special election which last time texas had something like this, texas was a blue state in 1961 and john tower, a republican, was able to win under the circumstances. so as head of the national republican senatorial commit yen and somebody worried about our diminished numbers here i want to make sure that doesn't happen next year. >> you had a example when lloyd bentsen stepped down from that seat. you do have a history where the seats can flip. let me ask you about the

she's looking ahead to a primary showdown with incumbent governor rick perry. you'll remember him. he's one of the t.e.a. party enthusiasts and someone who has actually entertained the notion of secession for texas. finally, florida governor charlie crist doesn't get a say in the confirmation of sotomayor, no governors do, but that didn't stop him from coming out against her anyway. he said in a statement, i cannot support her appointment to the united states supreme court. i have strong concerns that judge sotomayor would not strictly and objectively construe the constitution and lacks respect for the fundamental right to keep and bear arms. the governor is, of course, running for the senate seat being vacated by republican senator mel martinez, who incidentally, has said he will vote to confirm sotomayor. but crist is up against cuban-american marco rublio, former speaker of the florida house and a conservative who also opposes sotomayor. they obviously think that coming out against sotomayor will help them in a tough primary battle. but on the national level, opposing the first

rick perry has been governor since 2000, the tenant governor reelected twice -- lt. gov.is battle will reflect a lot of what is going on in the republican party nationwide. hudgins and argues that gov. perry has been to conservative. -- too conservative. he supported those who wanted to secede from the union, he has been bashing washington, accusing k bailey hutchison of taking too much of the t.a.r.p. money. she is a supporter of abortion rights, he is opposed to row vs. wade. i have to get down to a whisper as they readied behind me. i think that they're going to do the pledge of allegiance. i will keep selling, as they say, this battle will be lengthy and one of the most expensive, reflecting what is going on in the gop, write verses centrist -- right versus centrist. bill: thank you, carl. carl cameron, live from lubbock, texas. megyn: milwaukee, finding a hero in their mayor. mayor tom barrett rescued a woman and a child from a violent attack, the mayor is now hospitalized. bill: fingers are being pointed, but are they being pointed at the right person? we have a vid

she will have to beat the state's longest serving governor and fellow republican rick perry.ic allies in congress try to regain momentum on health care reform plans, there are some brand-new polls showing the opposition party is picking up support among americans. when likely voters were asked who do you trust more to handle health care, for the first time ever, republicans are favored over democrats. take a look. 44% favor the g.o.p. that's up 3% since june. 41% liked democrats to handle the issue. that is a big dip from 47% just two months ago. also take a look at a brand-new fox opinion dynamics poll on next year's midterm elections. in august, 40% favor republicans. that's a big boost from 33% back in april. democrats lost about 6 percentage points over the last several months. it seems the health care debate has reignited the conservative base more than some of its leaders might have expected. one of those leaders joins us now, the chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele. does this remind you of 1992 all over again when bill clinton ran into so much

rick perry in next year's march primary. new york democratic yorknadler says president obama should not keep eric holder from appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the bush administration's interrogation practices. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: from new york city, philip alcabes, author of "dread." let's get right to it. early in the book, you write that epidemics fascinate us. host: give it your best shot. describing an epidemic for us. what is it? how should we look at? guest: bitan epidemic is always a story that a society tells itself about a disease outbreak or the threat of a disease outbreak. sometimes we talk about epidemics that do not qualify as diseases in the classical sense. for instance, we talk about an epidemic of obesity nowadays. 10 years ago, we were talking about an epidemic of road rage. those do not seem like diseases in the classical sense, if you think about the plague or colorists. it is a story we tell about a social crisis.

. >>> kay bailey hutchison is making it official, running for governor as texas, challenging rick perryys she'll give up her senate seat this year to focus on the governor's race. >>> and get this -- tom delay certainly wasn't known for stepping lightly when he was a house republican leader, but we'll soon be seeing a very different side of him. delay is among those on the new season of "dancing with the stars." he left congress in 2006 after being indicted for campaign finance law. the case is still pending. he tells "usa today" he's been working out like crazy, getting ready to compete. remember, for the latest political news anytime check out cnnpolitics.com. they used to call, jack cafferty, they used to call tom delay the hammer. maybe he'll do the hammer when he's "dancing with the stars." >> isn't it interesting that in our society somebody who is indicted for violating campaign finance law is now a celebrity? he ought to be running for, like, prom queen in san quentin or someplace. >> he hasn't been convicted yet. >> oh. got a quick correction on this story out of chicago where

she takes on rick perry who seeks a third term.hutchinson is expected to focus on improving leadership and education. she is resigning her senate seat for this fall. perry meanwhile has captured the attention of many republicans with his fiery anti-spending stance and his participation in tea parties. gretchen? gretchen: the mayor of milwaukee in the hospital this morning after being attacked with a metal pipe. mayor tom barrett was leaving the wisconsin state fair when he heard a woman screaming for help. the woman a grandmother was trying to protect her 1-year-old grandchild from a domestic dispute. when the mayor started dialing 911, the suspect charged at him, hitting him with the pipe. >> tom was attacked and struck repeatedly with a metal object. tom's efforts protected the woman and the child, his efforts also protected members of our family as well. gretchen: wow. the mayor fought back fracturing his hand when he punched the suspect. the suspect was arrested. the woman and child not hurt. steve: meanwhile, the minneapolis c

she faces a tough primary against fellow republican and current governor rick perry. he's been the governor of texas since 2000 and many say the battle for the job once held by form former president bush could divide the state gop. >>> iraq's government is urged to crackdown on groups that are allegedly torturing and killing gay men. i don't know if you have seen this video yet. a group called human rights watch is reporting hundreds of men have been tortured in iraq in recent months and it accuses authorities of doing nothing to stop the killings. it's particularly bad apparently in baghdad's sadr city neighborhood. earlier this year several gay men's bodies were found there with derogatory terms written on their chest. >>> a woman was stranded in kenya for three months because officials said she didn't look like her passport video. she showed several forms of i.d. officials agreed to a dna test to prove her identity. >> i'm really happy to come home. i'm really, really happy. i'm glad my own nightmare is over. >> she's canadian. she's been canadian from day one. she

çthe report mentions certain groups and even met perry entertaining the idea of session. rickition and the right to free speech? joining me now is the director of the southern poverty law center who conducted that study that we just talked about. specifically, where did you get proof, aside from some pro and incidents, this is a growing trend? >> we have not only reports, but all kind of evidence of these groups training in the woods, as they did in the 1990's. there is a huge number of groups that have essentially come back to life. atç least 50 groups have formed as well, and there is probably more. rick: what do you think these findings mean? >>ç i think this is a convergee of that bunch driving these groups. as you mentioned in the intro, the election of obama's presidency, the diminishing majority of whites in the country, the state of the economy, and the fact that we have a black man as president all have contributed to a fairly sizable amount of people feeling that somehow the country that their christian right for fathers had built has been taken from them. rick: i

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. >> cal perry, appreciate your reporting. >>> that does it for us. rickpicks it up from here. >>> coming at you right now, an emergency session in scotland. >> it fell to me to decide whether mr. al megrahi should be released. i stand by my decision. >> lawmakers called back as outrage grows over the release of a killer and terrorist who gets a hero's welcome. >>> new video of fiddel castro from death's door to remarkable comeback? what is his story? >>> is nature trying to tell us something? watch the iceberg melt and the waves form as if on cue. a new report on torture. now, will there be prosecutions? it's breaking news and we're on it on