against americans and considering the tea party takes their orders from millionaires takes free bus rides to tea party rallies takes all the free swag and tea party convention sponsored by corporations and billionaires and takes all the free public city from five so-called news a well occupy wall street has had two from the beginning and continues to make everything themselves from campsites to media attention even general consensus i think i feel has is makers versus takers distintion upside down and that's a very. religious crony alerts what do you do when you're a small time crook and former cruise ship lounge singer who went into business with a partner now in prison and bought a radio station and a t.v. station in a newspaper that another radio station then another t.v. station then another newspaper then a radio network going to t.v. network and you end up owning about ninety five percent of the media scene in italy . what silvio berlusconi did was created his own political party and he did all that stuff too that i just described a moment ago and once he created his own political party ran for prime minister with his billions and the full support of

as herman cain in terms of the republican party >>she did not know that he would be at the tea party convention and she claims that she confronted him to see if he remembered her before his aides it shuffled him away >>jimmy kimmel had him as a guest last night where he addressed these allegations lightheartedly ... >>this is the first person who doesn't have the name anonymous to come forward ... >>sharon bialek said that she was asked why it took her so long to come forward >>chicago tribune and public records reveal that she has had a history of financial difficulties and that she once accused a former boyfriend of harassment over a loan not getting paid back >>spokesman for the campaign said that all allegations against herman cain are fallsse.. >>penn state football coach joe paterno has canceled a news conference where he was expected to face questions about his role in a sex abuse scandal. cnn is reporting at this hour that joe paterno may just step down ... paterno had a former defensive coordinator named jerry sandusky and he is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over 15 year. pr

. >> it was just a month and a half ago and tea party convention schaumburg that sharon bialek and herman cain first saw each other. since that incident >> it was just like if leading exchange >> chicago area woman finds not only herself and the national spotlight but her family as well including fiancee who just learned of the incident himself on friday >> there was no money motive to this she has the same political interests as sharon bialek in terms of the party not like political gain at all. >> campaign sharon bialek today herman cain campaign today says nothing about allegations sharon bialek only to repeat that allegations against him are completely false and that mr. herman cain has never harassed anybody. sharon bialek be in new york for tomorrow doing more media interviews may join her to be at her side. in the newsroom sean lewis wgn news @ 9 >> the issue of sexual harassment not just an adult problem still to come by experts say young people are including sexual harassment penn state rocked by sex scandal going to the top of the famed athletic department. and tom skilling in t

and yet it's been reported that someone saw sharon speaking last month to him at the tea party convention or conference. so obviously, we have a declaration from her boyfriend who was with her when they were both with herman cain some years ago, as she described yesterday at the conference. and that even he met her boyfriend. you know, what he wants to say now, that to me is really not the issue. the issue is, are the american people going to believe four women, two of them who have filed sexual harassment complaints against him, when they were employed by the national restaurant association, received financial settlements, another anonymous woman, my client who has come out, given her name and face, are they going to believe herman cain, a man who has a motive to deny everything? and so that is the question for the american people. i, by the way, resent the hit pieces, you know, now this is what rich, powerful, famous, politically connected men do, attack vulnerable women, such as my client. they put out massive hit pieces on her today. so i guess they're desperate. they're in major dama

tea party scam. remember the for profit $549 a ticket self-proclaimed national tea party national convention thing in nashville a couple years ago? one of the guys scammed in the tea party tv thing sued over that, too, because he said he put up $50,000 for the sarah palin speaking fee at that event which is only half a which he got paid. he said he put up half palin's $100,000 speaking fee and didn't end up getting whatever it was that he was promised in exchange for that money. if you're now getting confused by all of the different ways conservative scam artists have been ripping off suckers through tea party branding, don't worry, i'm here to help. tea party hd was the wrong camera that michele bachmann was staring into, the one they allegedly defrauded its investors according to the lawsuit in tennessee today. tea party nation was the scam $550 a ticket for-profit convention that sarah palin got paid $100,000 to give a speech at. and it's tea party express that does the giant vinyl wrapped luxury bus tours. incidentally cnn also got in bed with those guys. cnn co-sponsored a debate with them earli

that she didn't talk about today, but she mentioned yesterday, she saw him last month at a tea party conventionshe said he remembered her from the foundation, but she said he looked uncomfortable. >> we'll see what happens. we'll watch it closely along with you, mary. thank you. >>> it appears italian prime minister silvio berlusconi's days could be numbered. even the losest political ally saying it's time for berlusconi to go. italy trying to get its finances under control. the italian parliament is proposing a chance. could berlusconi muster enough votes to get this bill? >> a minute ago, a few minutes ago i would say he's doing lots of, you know, behind the scenes dealing trying to get his rebels back on site. but, as you mentioned, the main coalition partner in berlusconi coalition government of the northern lead have made comments to journalists saying that he asked silvio berlusconi to step aside, which if that means is withdrawing his support from silvio berlusconi, it's something that silvio berlusconi is not going to be able to recover from. we'll see what happens because there's an im

convention on friday night hundreds of occupy d.c. demonstrators marched to the event to join in as well so while the tea party crowd was wooed by the likes of herman cain mitt romney and g.o.p. t.v. news talking heads inside the washington d.c. convention center roughly five hundred american patriots peacefully assemble outside the convention to demonstrate against the koch brothers patiently. convention was interrupted by ninety nine percenters who managed to sneak in but as usual with the occupy movement it didn't take long before there was a violent backlash against the patriotic occupiers according to reports a silver lexus drove right into a crowd of demonstrators running over two people and then running over a third as a tried to flee d.c. police excuse me as they tried to flee d.c. police officers stopped the vehicle but let the driver go shortly after with no criminal charges instead police ended up arresting members of occupy d.c. we took to the streets outraged that the hit and run driver was on the run was let free run a patriot over you're free to go protest hitting and hit run drivers. you're going to go to jail but aside fr

tea party event? >> in chicago, i was invited to the convention. and unbeknownst to me, i found out that herman would be speaking there. kind of surprising after all of these years and i kind of wanted to face the demon. >> and what happened? >> i shook his hand. he did remember me. and he looked a little uncomfortable. and he had to go on stage. he was whisked away. that was that. >> gloria, have you been contacted by any other women prepared to make allegations against mr. cain? >> not at this time. >> and finally, we're going to have a press conference from mr. cain later today. what do you want to hear from him? what do you expect to hear from him? >> what i would really like, is it's not too late. he can step forward and end this. just end it. i don't want to be here. i don't think anyone wants to. just end it. let's move forward. unfortunately, i don't think that's what's going to happen. >> and end it by -- >> end it by saying i did these things. i did some inappropriate things. it was a long time ago. i apologize. he's reformed. he's a very

tea party? >> right, they are david h. and charles coke, co-founded the americans for prosperity foundation which is the convention where mr. cain and mitt romney spoke today. the "new york times" today reported on the close ties between some of mr. cain's advisors and the koch suggesting mr. cain is not such a political outsider. today the candidate welcomed the attention. listen. >> just so i can clarify this for the media. this may be a breaking news announcement for the media. [ laughter ] i am the koch brother from another mother. [ laughter ] yes. yes. i'm their brother from another mother. >> that was a big hit with at least one of the brothers. david was seen standing one a huge smile on his face and pumping his fist in the air a. shep? >> shepard: several new items break ongt economy right now. president obama trying to break a implosion greece as the country teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. here at home a new report on unemployment shows where our economy stands and where it might be heading. let's begin in greece where we are just learning that the greek prime minister's government has survived a confidence v

tea party advocates? >> perhaps some tea party advocates unless those advocates are willing to reward him for the sort of candor, willing to rebut the conventional wisdom. presumably, that's part of what speaker gingrich was doing at the debate, was trying to signal to the voters that he's willing to take on some orthodoxy, think outside the box, try and think in a new way. his comments on immigration tough to synthesize because they were not quite amnesty for everyone, and they were not quite lock down the border for everyone. he was trying to find a middle ground. that's tough to do. hopefully, for him he feels like he can sell it as his iowa chairman greg ganske says as a way to get candid. gregg: i wonder if he's going to get rescued by none other than sarah palin? according to her aides she, i mean, the guy who has the inside track may be newt gingrich for her endorsement, and she might make an endorsement before somebody emerges as the eventual nominee. given sarah palin's standing in the tea party, how powerful would that be for gingrich? >> oh, i think it would definitely propel him into the, into the front ranks as the conservative alte

conventional wisdom says the right and left can't agree on anything, but this afternoon we find ourselves with a tea party republican and a democratic congressman who agree on this -- the pentagon budget can no longer be off-limits. joining us now, democratic congressman mike quigley and tea party republican congressman, mike kaufman, who has 21 years of military service. and congressman kaufman, i will begin with you. what is the distinction between the debate of how much we spend? we spend a lot, we spend a little, whatever it might be, and how we actually spend it, and how critical is the distinction between the amount of money that's allocated and actually what you do with the money to provide security. >> you know, i think it's very important to take a look at what we're doing. and i think that, you know, no department of the federal government ought to be off-limits from cuts and from efficiencies. and i think everything ought to be on the table to conclude defense. i would never advocate anything that compromised the defense capability of the united states, but i think that the military's too top-h

actual convention, for the basic reason that while romney pay be the spinach that the republican party needs to win, he's just not its cup of tea. >>> that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. join us again monday for more "hardball." have a great weekend. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> man, [ bleep ]. bail is too damn high. it feels like i can't afford -- >> jail takes a dark turn for a lighthearted teenager. >> it's a little bit more dangerous in here because people are fighting life, people snap easily. >> provides a new beginning for an old bank robber. >> i've been writing bank robber blues, the tales of the mummy bandit. it's a page turner. >> and a mother who put drugs before her son gets another chance. >> being over there in afghanistan, it's just really hard on me. >> orange county, california, conjures images of well-manicured neighborhoods and a surfer culture that give way to the beach boys. blending seamlessly into the heart of one of its busiest neighborhoods is a reminder of the county's other side. the theo lacy jail is the largest of five facilities in the orang

tea party. i happen to be an african- american but i will say that i disagree with the conventional wisdom thaton paul running as an independent would help obama. it would destroy obama. i think they know that. they might want a third party candidate but they don't want ron paul. he is very attractive. the people 30 and under are heavily behind ron paul. even the people in the occupiy movement are ron paul supporters. if ron paul is an independent candidate, obama will get creamed. it is a similar situation -- the conventional wisdom was that charlie crist could run as an independent and you see what happens there. he did not split the republican votes. he split the democrat vote. marco rubio ran off with it and that he said he will not do it. but if he does, ron paul will either be president or the republican candidate will be president. on paul will take a lot of president obama's support. he will not hurt republicans. he will our president obama. host: texas rep, charlie, solace, will not seek reelection on friday, he announced. law or on in the peace he also writes -- gonzales has raised a

conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> eric: now, the voter fraud unit and a follow-up from last sunday, the tea partything a $5,000 reward following allegation of voter fraud in buffalo, new york and they say absentee ballots were mailed already filled out, for the republican candidate in the county executive race, all to supposedly blame voter fraud on him. and the democrats had denied it, neither campaign has been implicated, and, meet yeah reports points the finger at a democratic clerk in the department of elections, but there has been no arrest there yet and how easy is it to fake, form and commit election fraud with absentee ballots? for a fair and balanced look we're joined by republican political consultant, michael caputo, in buffalo, and democratic strategist chris hawn, former aid to charles schumer. and michael, you got the case where you are, going on in buffalo, absentee ballots used for possible fraud? what is going on? >> we had a democrat appointed election advisor in the board of elections, apparently, fill out absentee ballots for the republican candidate in an attempt to embarrass