can i bring you the "the washington post" article. >> bill: you are going on a "the washington post" article, okay? and thought boy's family, by the way, who died, this kid died, says it's not really what happened. so, let's assume the story is true, which is a huge assumption, okay? for me. because i didn't believe the "the washington post" really really. let's assume it's true. he is 18, romney. how old is he now? >> born in 1947. >> bill: is he 65, okay? he is 18. he is 65. from 18 to 65, we don't have any other hazing. we don't have any incidents. we don't have any. zero. so you are going it sit there and condemn romney and say he is not fit to be president for what he did at 18? >> i think for what he did at 18. if it's a pattern of behavior, i agree. >> bill: is there any other evidence that it is. >> doesn't it disturb you that he didn't remember it. >> bill: no, i don't know what he did or didn't do. >> do you remember incidents when you were 12 and 14? >> bill: some i do. but i was a pretty zoo man in college. >> knocking a kid to the ground and cutting his hair and making h

can i bring you the "the washington post" article. >> bill: you are going on a "the washington post" article, okay? and thought boy's family, by the way, who died, this kid died, says it's not really what happened. so, let's assume the story is true, which is a huge assumption, okay? for me. because i didn't believe the "the washington post" really really. let's assume it's true. he is 18, romney. how old is he now? >> born in 1947. >> bill: is he 65, okay? he is 18. he is 65. from 18 to 65, we don't have any other hazing. we don't have any incidents. we don't have any. zero. so you are going it sit there and condemn romney and say he is not fit to be president for what he did at 18? >> i think for what he did at 18. if it's a pattern of behavior, i agree. >> bill: is there any other evidence that it is. >> doesn't it disturb you that he didn't remember it. >> bill: no, i don't know what he did or didn't do. >> do you remember incidents when you were 12 and 14? >> bill: some i do. but i was a pretty zoo man in college. >> knocking a kid to the ground and cutting his hair and making h

he saw the "washington post" do it on the front page. you saw the "washington post" apologized in an editorial. he saw the "washington post" return the pulitzer prize unmasked. there was no other stuff i could have taken. i am speechless after injunction that i should remember this lesson and think of it longer. before you settle down as a stockbroker or whatever, enjoy the record club or whatever, try to think for yourself if i may give you a piece of advice. >> that is banned. i want to read to quotes too close, because i think they are important, particularly given what's been going on in my life in the last 10 days. they are a little long, and i hope you will humor me. one is from ben and one is from harry rosenfeld. ben gave a speech in april 1974 before nixon resigned but after the post had been fully vindicated. ben is very hesitant. you get the story today, it you get another bike tomorrow, you never get a full life. the truth emerges. that's one of his main catchphrases. this is an important statement from ben because he almost n

it was a better newspaper than the washington post at the time. this was 1960 and the beginning of the kennedy years. what did they see in a 16-year-old? i know there are always-- there's always room for copy boys and rewrite kids. i could type. actually it's really true. the smartest thing i ever did in my life is, i got sick of taking shop with the boys, so i took typing with the girls. and... [laughing] that opened it up, huh? that's right. no, actually, i think they did see some--some talent that i had. and one of the great things about the star was, they nurtured young people. and even though i was a few years younger than the next youngest, they let me cover things gradually, and i became a dictationist, meaning that i sat with a headset on and took the dictation of reporters calling in their stories, including david broder's story from dallas. you have to talk about that. i remember it indelibly. i mean, david dictated: "two priests walked out of dallas memorial parkland hospital at 2:34 p.m. today and announced, the president is dead." you

and private companies to gain more access to one takes place on the web here's a headline in the washington post today the pentagon expands a cyber security exchange essentially as many as a thousand defense contractors may volunteer to share some previously classified information with the pentagon to try to crack down on cyber threats and according to the washington post this new relationship is being hailed as

is mitt romney a bully or is the "washington post" trying to bully mitt romney? rday's "the five" we discussed a story that uncoincidently ran in a "washington post" the day after obama announced his support for same-sex marriage. the story went back years and talked about mitt romney and how he supposedly bullied students that were gay, but not openly gay. now, the "washington post" has since had to clarify their story. they didn't issue a correction. but romney has come out on own to say he doesn't recall but he apologizes. >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s, that wasn't something that we all discussed or considered. so that simply just not accurate. i don't recall the incident myself. i have seen the report. i'm not going to argue with that. there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school. obviously, if i hurt anyone by virtue of that, i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> andrea: didn't we all do stupid things, bob, greg? >> bob: me? >> andrea: yeah. you

as someone who has been reading the "the washington post" for, what, 85 years? [ laughter ] why did they do it? why did the paper do it. >> look, haven't interviewed those who participated in it. this is my thought about that from reading the paper over the years and watching this, how things work in this town. a story about -- the facts about barack obama's youthful drug use, they don't strike the "the washington post" and other similar news organizations as particularly interesting. they think well, he was just a young guy, experimented with drugs, lots of people did, no big deal. i agree with that assessment. mitt romney on the other hand who is a republic and a rich republic at that, who had a rather privileged upbringing picked on some kid when he was a young man. that strikes them as more important. i don't think they are looking at that and saying how can we help obama? how can we harm romney? it doesn't work that way. it's just that the story genuinely strikes them differently. romney gets a -- >> bill: why is that? i'm trying to look back as an editor as

as someone who has been reading the "the washington post" for, what, 85 years? id they do it? why did the paper do it. >> look, haven't interviewed those who participated in it. this is my thought about that from reading the paper over the years and watching this, how things work in this town. a story about -- the facts about barack obama's youthful drug use, they don't strike the "the washington post" and other similar news organizations as particularly interesting. they think well, he was just a young guy, experimented with drugs, lots of people did, no big deal. i agree with that assessment. mitt romney on the other hand who is a republic and a rich republic at that, who had a rather privileged upbringing picked on some kid when he was a young man. that strikes them as more important. i don't think they are looking at that and saying how can we help obama? how can we harm romney? it doesn't work that way. it's just that the story genuinely strikes them differently. romney gets a -- >> bill: why is that? i'm trying to look back as an editor as well. everybody k

a connection that ran in the washington post. they have an obligation to explain the difference in the versions? >> i think it would have helped them if they could have done that. we all made those mistakes. my newspaper has and i have as an editor and reporter. the reason they went with the anecdote is because the rest of the 5,000 words were so boring. it was 5,000 words about nothing. his high school years. went to an elite prep school. he was a leader of the prankster group. so what. in is the only anecdote that they found that was actually kind of edgy and they put it up front and made a big deal of it and made more of it than it actually is. if this is the worst thing the american people find out about mitt romney in the next five months he is going to be a very happy man. >> it was upsetting to the young man abouts family as well. >> the story was upsetting. >> shannon: the portrayial of john is factuallily incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. there will be no more comments. >>

the other point is this washington post piece comes out today. sean, today. this is orchestrated. >> sean: absolutely. >> well, documented. well, vet. well, researched. just so happens to break today. this is completely in line with the whole here is how we are going to lay the whole gay marriage issue out. here is my conspiracy theory and i don't think i'm wrong. they have been feeding this to the washington post. the timing couldn't be any better. h this was waiting for the right timing and we will give you the story and you go do your work and at the right time you run it for us. >> how about the polarizing issue that really gripped the nation about bullying. you say that somebody was a bully or said have done something to hurt children this that way, that the' bad. >> governor romney was on with neil cavuto and asked governor romney about the bullying story, the 11 pages in the washington post. >> first of all, i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s that wasn't something that we all discussed or considered

the washington post reports four of the agents that were fired or resigned are now seeking to get their jobs back. >> our numbers contradict what was in the washington post article. we have two employees who had originally said they were going to resign that have come back and said they're going to challenge that. >> reporter: director sullivan said the agency will work to permanently revoke security clearance for those two agents. danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >> the inspector general for the department of homeland security also testified at today's hearing and assured the committee his department will conduct its own independent investigation. >>> dealing with the death of a loved one can be very tough, stressful, emotional, all that grief. we found out one local family is having to jump through hoops just to get a little help in what is already a very trying time. 9 wants to know why that's happening, so we sent our own surae chinn to find out. >> d.c. as a program to help low income families pay for funeral costs. it's not as simple as it sounds because funeral homes you

mitt romney had a serial explanation for "the washington post" or in response to "the washington post" story about cranbrooke, the prep school time of mitt romney what do we make of this? one bottom line it tells everybody as they are beginning to define mitt romney that he was a prep school guy, which is hardly the economic message you want to send. at the same time, the response didn't -- did the response seem insensitive or ham-handed? >> my take away, clearly both campaigns would rather be talking about something else. i think obviously gay marriage is the issue of the day. now some kind of gay bullying is sort of now a part of that. this is not something they want to be talking about. this "the washington post" story that came out today, it was released online yesterday was quite a blockbuster. the question of whether high school behavior is really relevant in a presidential campaign. when you have mitt romney who is pretty hazily defined in the mind of voters, this can fill a gap in. i think people are sensitive. the romney campaign is very sensitive of appearing to be somewhat

>> for the washington post? post. >> my view is, he's been president and what he's running on. >> thank you very much, panel. see you next week. don't forget to check out panel plus and the group will pick up with this discussion on the website on fox newssunday.com. make sure to follow us on twitter @ foxnewssunday. and check this out. alec trebek. chris's appearance on the show next wednesday night. don't miss that. we'll be right back. >> we heard that vice-president biden blurted out his support for gay marriage ahead of the president . thank to saturday night live we can see. what is wrong? are you serious in do you really not get it? >> is that something to do with the gay marriage thing? >> it is not fair, okay. i was the first one to said it to be legal and now you are getting all of the credit. >> that's not true. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. really, why are you all dressed up? to a gala with lady gaga and elton john. >> you think that really happened. >> we'll never know. >> whaver. that's it for today. chris

responses is the response you give when you think a story is bs, given by a bunch of story that the washington post danced around the fact they're all largely democrats now and won't vote for romney. one guy told another magazine, the washington post failed to respond that he hadn't liked mitt romney since mitt romney refused to give him a car ride when he was 16 years old. >> the romney campaign is not denying the story. you're saying it is bs. they're not saying it is bs. they're saying -- >> i think it is absolutely bs. of course they don't want to say. he doesn't remember it, so they want to say that he doesn't remember it because then of course the washington post begins the infamous reporter tactic of dribbling things out and trying to make it sound like there is something there when i don't think there is something there. >> but, eric, i mean, if it was something that happened, do you believe he wouldn't remember it? if somebody held somebody else down and cut their hair, do you think that is something that would be remembered? >> oh, if it happened, he would absolutely remember that. everyb

a conversation with colbert king of "the washington post." at's coming up on the "the washington journal." one of the traditions for the last 25 years, rolling thunder. this is the scene live at the pentagon parking lot where rolling thunder is gathering before making its way throughout washington, d.c. this began 25 years ago with about 1,000 participants. now, in excess of 500,000 cyclists in our nation's capital. live coverage here on c-span. >> i drove the bike over here. and i started not liking this bike because it was too big. i'm liking it now. >> are you with a news channel? >> we came to support your country. host: the scene from the pentagon parking lot and the participants of rolling thunder. you can see them beginning to line up for the massive demonstration that will take place as they move across the memorial bridge into washington, d.c. and gather along the monuments including the vietnam veterans memorial and check in later on the program to see how the process continues for rolling thunder. now, a tradition for 25 years here

the washington times has been lifting material without credit in his column for the paper, sometimes barely changing a word. the 85-year-old journalist dismissed the criticism as minor, telling the "washington post believe you're asking me these questions but the washington times says that the wrer was taking a three-month leave while it examines the allegations which certainly look, feel and smell like play jarrism. that is it for this edition of reliable sources. i'm howard kertz, hope you are enjoying your memorial day weekend. check out all of our segments and more on our website, cnn.com/reliable sources. state of the union with candy crowley begins right now. >>> on memorial day weekend, a new wave of veterans fall through the cracks of bureaucracy and presidential politics tied up and fired up. today, campaign 2012 with former presidential candidate rudy giuliani and democratic national committee chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> before we turn to memorial

and the position of the washington post, mitt romney, detailing the g.o.p. front runner as a gay bashing bully. what was behind the timing of this? >> that simply is not accurate. >> and another underwear bomb plot is uncovered, foiled by a british double agent. the associated press breaking the news of the plan this week, but they he knew about it last week and was holding the story the right thing to do? >> joe biden strikes again, giving his off the wall take on the iran's nuclear threat. is it time for the media to i go dor the vice-president. and does dancing on stage bake you a bad journalist? on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller, syndicated columnist, john thomas and jim pinkerton, the magazine and daily beast columnist, kirsten powers. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on now. >> at a certain point i've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sex couples should be able to get married. >> jon: after a bit of hemming and hawing there, president obama making it

. >> sean: the washington post piece on mitt romney attempting to portray him as an antigay bully in high school continues to unravel tonight. abc news caught up with the sister of the alleged bully victim and she expressed outrage over the story and said she had no knowledge of the incident in question. her brother died in 2004 but said if he were still alive today he would be furious about the story but the left leaning paper apparently does not seem to really care. today even after numerous holes punched in the story they chose to publish the article about romney's high school pranks on the front page. in john kerry was counting on dan rather's help during the campaign it looks like president obama has the washington post in his corner in 2012 and that is why we will do the work that the mainstream media refuses to do on this program and that is reminding you the voters about this president's words and his actions. here with more on this is former bush advisor are fox news contributor karl rove. welcome back to the program. >> thanks for having me back, sean. >> sean: we got to go

. >> sean: the washington post piece on mitt romney attempting to portray him as an antigay bully in high school continues to unravel tonight. abc news caught up with the sister of the alleged bully victim and she expressed outrage over the story and said she had no knowledge of the incident in question. her brother died in 2004 but said if he were still alive today he would be furious about the story but the left leaning paper apparently does not seem to really care. today even after numerous holes punched in the story they chose to publish the article about romney's high school pranks on the front page. in john kerry was counting on dan rather's help during the campaign it looks like president obama has the washington post in his corner in 2012 and that is why we will do the work that the mainstream media refuses to do on this program and that is reminding you the voters about this president's words and his actions. here with more on this is former bush advisor are fox news contributor karl rove. welcome back to the program. >> thanks for having me back, sean. >> sean: we got to go

ann, you worked at the boston globe and "new york times" before you worked at the washington post. n't think it's unique to new orleans. i don't think it's the last one we're going to see, and it's not good news for the newspaper industry. >> it may not be the last we see. news print is expensive, and i mean, obviously, news gathering is expensive in general, but so is the actual act of putting out a hard copy that gets driven to your doorstep. >> do you mean printing presses and all of that stuff. i mean, i agree that there is something special about holding on to it. i think what we're seeing now is certainly a generational divide, but also people who themselves look at both versions. you know, they look at what's on-line, and they look at the hard paper. it's two different experiences now. whether both are sustainable is the question. >> this is not just nostalgia. it is much harder to make large amounts of money off the web than it is off of a print ad. a print ad makes you much, much more dough than on-line, and that is what media companies are trying to figure out. how do we m

the "washington post" probably have the this cooking and realized like biden forced obama's hand, "washingtont"'s hand was forced. they could have come out with this in september. >> bob: you think they put the story together yesterday? >> dana: they were building it and holing it until opportune time. >> eric: we have to go. this story is a huge piece, right, greg? pages, pages long. >> greg: read like a boring issue shoe of "archie." let's pull a prank. >> eric: but the timing to release on, literally the day after president obama said -- >> bob: i don't care when you release something. a guy that bullies a gay guy with a bunch of other people and cuts his hair is outrageous and incendiary. >> andrea: no facts to support it. >> dana: do you think going after something for something that may or may -- after somebody for something that may or may not have had happen in high school? >> bob: yes. >> dana: we'll keep that in mind if you ever run for anybody. >> eric: what do you call a guy that dealt cocaine or used it in high school? >> bob: i am not calling names. >> greg: you are! >> bob: he

the entire washington community really at that time. what we had then was ben bradlee. ben bradlee was the editor of the "washington post his reporters at that time cartÉ blanche. remember "deep throat" was the source for bob woodward and carl bernstein. this is bob bradlee speaking just a few years ago. >> i was there for a moment where i guess you felt, gee, i need to know-- >> well, i knew he worked in the justice department, and i knew he was right. you can never take anything right. >> after nixon resigned. >> someone said to me, do you actually know his name? i said no, i doesn't. it occurred to me that was dumb. we had a little chat and i got his name. >> we kept his secret for more than 30 years. >> yes. >> i didn't tell my wife. >> michael: now a new book entitled "yours in truth: a personal portrait of ben bradlee" went written by jim himmelman is out. it questions a little bit about bob woodward and his reporting. jim, thank you for being on "the young turks." jeff, one of the interesting things i wonder if a ben bradlee like figure exists anywhere, if he's really something of the past, someone who would have

that's why today's report about mitt romney in "the washington post" is potentially so revealing. the post's article recalls a bullying incident that happened during romney's senior year at the elite private high school he attended in michigan when he was 18 years old. the post reports, quote, john lauber, a soft-spoken new student one year behind romney was perpetually teased for his nonconformity and presumed homosexuality. he was walking around the all-boys school with bleached-blond hair that draped over one eye and romney wasn't having it. he can't look like that. that's wrong. just look at him. an incensed romney told his close friend. now mat tu tells the post that he later saw romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut lauber's hair. they tackled him and held him to the ground and screaming for help romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors. it was a searing moment for those involved in the moment. 30 years later, one of romney's classmates ran into lauber at an airport and asked him about what happened