(laughter) now the v.p. can make all the difference. in 2008, it was maverick election of sarah palin that helped john mccain clinch another term in the senate. (cheers and applause) everybody wants to know who romney will pick. well, now there's a new way for us to figure it out. >> if the past is any indication how we will learn of mitt romney's choice, perhaps you can just look to wikipedia because the day before sarah palin was named as john mccain's running mate her wikipedia page was updated 68 times. >> stephen: 68 times! well, that's impressive. considering that once she was on the ticket she did not edit herself once. (laughter) so the number of times a wikipedia page has been edited predicts the chances for v.p. slot. folks, that means we could be looking at vice president season six of "bufffy the vampire slayer." (cheers and applause) so nation, let your voice be heard in this historic decision. go on wikipedia and make as many edits as possible to your favorite v.p. contender. now, i like friend of the show tim pawlenty so

this is a case where a v.p. pick matters. i'm not a person who thinks that v.p.. they speak to the ticket, to the candidate's vision and the message he's sending out. this is a bold pick that will invigorate the republican base for reasons of policy, not profile. and that, itself, is something to celebrate. paul ryan doesn't bring a state with him. i don't know if the pick of paul ryan will help mitt romney decisively, for example, win paul ryan's native wisconsin. but the republican base will be energized by this pick for reasons of policy. and that, frankly, is refreshing. >> john avlon, as always, thank you for your insight. thanks for calling in this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> be sure to stay with cnn this morning, as romney unveils his running mate. it happens at 9:00 eastern time from norfolk, virginia. cnn will bring it to you live. >>> with election day three months away, new polls suggest that romney's support is slipping while president obama's is growing. you see it there. that's according to a new cnn/orc poll. if mitt romney does annou

with the romney v.p.pected any day, cheney's daughter looking at selecting a runningmate. great to see and you your dad this weekend and these wounded warriors and the recovery mission, helping the guys who have been injured and suffering ptsd, it was a great time. >> it was terrific that you were able to get out with us and get out on the river and fish with those guys -- rivers of recovery, a tremendous group. they were honored that you were able to be there. >> sean: don't tell anybody how many fish i caught because i am not discussing that part -- >> it was a slow day, sean. >> sean: hoos what i told my family. all right. >> right. >> sean: you lived through this -- twice. let's go back to 2000. when did you know that your dad was being considered? >> well, you know, i -- signed on to help him with the selection process. i had just had a baby and i was home on maternity leave from my job as a law firm, he asked if i would be willing to help organize the schedule and the process and work with him and w

with (cheers and applause) so i have designated t-paw the v.p. pick but it doesn't have to stay that way, folks. you get on wikipedia and edit any of these guys' pages to give them the edge or maybe edit the page of more of a dark horse-- like mitt romney's dark horse. (cheers and applause) we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome back everybody, thank you so much. nation, i don't know about you but i have had it up to here with animal rights groups. i mean, how endangered could the black rhino be? every time i go on safari i bag one. (laughter) and spare me your phone calls. i use everyday part of just the horn. (laughter) now luckily there's a hero out there who's not afraid to stand up to the puppy huggers. iowa congressman and haunted ice sculpture steve king recently king spoke out against new federal anti-dog fighting laws. >> the legislation that passed in the farm bill that said that it's a federal crime to watch animals fight or to induce someone else to watch an animal fight but it's not a federal crime to induce s

who will be mitt's v.p.? one way to know this is the real deal. >>> we should remind you, we're going to carry mitt romney's speech live as he introduces to the country who he plans to run for president with, paul ryan. right there with him in virginia. that's coming up, shortly after 9:00 a.m. eastern. right here on abc. >>> time for a check of the other headlines this morning. and ron. >> welcome to the pre-dawn patrol, david. good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news out of afghanistan. the second deadly attack on american troops in 24 hours. three troops were gunned down by an afghan in uniform. abc's nick schifrin joins us from london. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, ron. this is the fourth incident of an afghan turning his gun on his u.s. mentors just this week. it happened last night in helmand. u.s. marines refused to let an afghan police officer into the gym. and the policeman shot them, killing three. that's according to afghan officials. just a few hours before that, anothe

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any day we are on complete 24-hour v.p. watch now. whoever gets chosen, what advice would you give them? >> i would advise them to stay true to what their principles are and remember why it was that they were chosen in the first place. hopefully, it's because they are principled and ethical and have common-sense conservative principles they will stand on and have been reflected in a record of achievement in their past and not to let a campaign mold and meld them into something pliable, trying to make them into something that they are not. they need to stand strong and stand bold. but we need remember, too, sean, that the american public does not vote for the vice-president. they vote for the top of the ticket. and whomever it is that mitt romney will choose certainly will be a help mate, but won't be the be-all, end-all ticket winner or loser. >> sean: allen west's name is not really mentioned. we have no indication -- >> it should be. >> sean: i know. i know you are a fan. you have been saying that the last couple of inter

abc poll says since he was named the v.p.is numbers have gone up with independents and women who juan is talking about. is he likeable. he can make it fit. >> bill: i have got to go. this is not a telethon. >> no, no. i'm saying some of that stuff is ridiculous. i wanted to make a point. >> bill: next week. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. social justice and mitt romney. is the governor callus us against poor people. goldberg on thed me were analyzing ryan. corolla on whether the voters know anything at all. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. i was having trouble getting out of bed in the morning because my back hurt so bad. the sleep number bed conforms to you. i wake up in the morning with no back pain. i can adjust it if i need to...if my back's a little more sore. and by the time i get up in the morning, i feel great! if you have back pain, toss and turn at night or wake up tired with no energy, the sleep number bed could be your solution. the sleep number bed's secret is it's air chambers w

millionaires and billaionaires, look at his v.p. pick.ey were in springfield, the president was a democratic point person on that and praised by republicans on the other side of the aisle for working to prevent the work requirement. >> ben, with you guys going so hard after paul ryan on his budget and what it's going to do to medicare, do you think, though, that the president is putting himself in harm's way by attacking him when basically, as we look at it, the president has pledged to cut medicare by the same amount over ten years. the republicans also say that the cuts that he's put into medicare ultimately go to pay for his own health care plan. so are you fearful of demonizing paul ryan over what his medicare plan is when president obama has points. working savings affordable care act extends the solvency of medicare by eight years and his budget plan would extend the solvency of medicare by another two years. and so that's ultimately what we're fighting for. the fact is, the romney/ryan budget would charge seniors health care. e ene

the announcement of paul ryan for v.p. was no different.utes after announcement some were charging the same argument meant to make americans scared of paul ryan. example number one, cnn. listen. >> not every republican has signed on to this kind of -- they will publicly. but there is some trepidation -- >> they're afraid. >> -- that this might be, looks a little like a ticket death wish. my gosh, do we want to talk about these things? is this where we want to go when the economy is so bad. we could have stayed on that. >> eric: death wish? that doesn't sound like straight reporting to me. >> andrea: i would like sources, actually, that would tell me a little bit more. sounds like a bit like harry reid. someone called me up on the phone and i heard a death wish. i haven't heard the word "death wish" from my republican. the only trepidation i heard from republicans is they are fearful of florida. and how democrats, because they are willing to stoop so low and at no cost just lie and run ads about paul ryan pushing granny off the cliff. fearfu

this is a special level decision as we always talk about a v.p. pick. it's about the message romney wants to send, not only how he will govern, which is important, but about how he wants to lead and what that vision is. so i think this paves the way leading up to the convention speech as well of mitt romney being very specific about what he thinks the turn-around plan is for america and for the american economy. and in paul ryan, he has a top surrogate now who is not only going to draw some real bold distinctions with president obama, but who is a big strategic thinker about the budget, about the deficit, and about the debt fuel challenges that america faces. >> david, do you think a pick like ryan and making the romney/ryan plan basically, there's the republican plan. we kind november know the obama plan on debts reduction and fi losty on taxes, does that mean a close result no matter what that november gives a map date to washington on how they go about the fiscal cliff? >> well, i'm just not certain there's that mandate that exists yet. i mean, there

abc poll says since he was named the v.p. numbers have gone up with independents and women who juan is talking about. is he likeable. he can make it fit. >> bill: i have got to go. this is not a telethon. >> no, no. i'm saying some of that stuff is ridiculous. i wanted to make a point. >> bill: next week. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. social justice and mitt romney. is the governor callus us against poor people. goldberg on thed me were analyzing ryan. corolla on whether the voters know anything at all. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. my first thought my wife, and my family. i have the most commonype of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but my doctor put me on pradaxa instead to reduce my risk of stroke. in a clinical trial, praxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) reduced stroke risk 35% better than warfarin. and unlike warfarin, with pradaxa, there's no need for regular blood tests. that's really important to me. pradaxa can caus

. >> the v.p. selection comes shortly probably after the olympics. >> mrs. romney has a horse competing in the olympics that could keep her in london until as late as the 12th, and it's quite likely there will be no announcement, at least until then. >> stephen: yes, there will be no v.p. announcement until after refalca is done competing. that could mean only one thing -- romney has chosen refalca as his running mate. [cheering and applause] it's an historic choice. folks, this is an historic choice, like sarah palin. like pailin, refell ca's female, also doesn't read newspapers and has completed the same number of terms as governor. great, great vm p.m. pick. her one negative is that critics claim dressage is elitist but not so says refalca's rider and trainer. he said, "money is not something that defines dressage. it's something you can do with a normal budget." yeah, it's really all about budgeting. you cut out a couple lattes a week, by the end of the month, you've got yourself a $3 million dutch warm blood. and these normal budgets are why dressage is

and if you haven't heard who mitt romney's v.p. pick is by now you've probably been living in a home was constantly a party darling parle ryan has added a flavor flavor to the republican campaign but his reputation isn't as squeaky clean as you might think i'll tell you what wiki leaks has dug up about him. good evening it's monday august thirteenth to six pm in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching our team. let's begin with a closer look at a previously top secret program run by a company you've probably never heard of called abraxas it involves facial recognition software closed circuit cameras and former senior intelligence officials the goal to collect information about people by recording their faces and then sending that information to a central database center it's been studied and combined with other collective intelligence the secret program is called trap wire and was first revealed by wiki leaks then the hacktivist group anonymous put out a video giving their take here's what they thought this software is being

this morning, we asked for your thoughts omit romney's v.p. -- on mitt romney's v.p. pick. >> it is the major story. host: ryan v.p. gets the nod. in wisconsin, ryan's rise fueled by passion and hard work. romney's choice representative paul ryan, head of the house budget committee is voice for fiscal restraint and all kinds of other headlines to take a look at as welcoming from the "new york times," the "washington post", the "sunday state journal" from madison, wisconsin. and getting your comments, your thoughts about the choice the announcement made yesterday morning by massachusetts governor mitt romney that representative ryan from wisconsin will be his running mate. our first call comes from sue falls, -- sioux falls, south dakota. what did you think of governor romney's choice of paul ryan? caller: i'm particularrled to death being a dem rat. he couldn't have picked a better running mate. host: why do you say that? caller: as soon as the older people in the country and minorities and stuff study what mr. ryan's cuts will be for social security, medicare, i thin

and mitt romney's announcement of paul ryan as his v.p.as no different. >> joining us to examine the allegations of bias, amy holmes, anchor for glenn beck tv, in washington, david shuster, nationally syndicated radio host and correspondent for "current tv." david, is any scrutiny of paul ryan's record being dismissed by some as being the work of the bad old liberal media? >> if it is the bad old liberal media, i'm surprised that brit hume falls into that category. brit hume did one of the most brilliant, aggressive, but fair interviews of paul ryan that we've seen since the announcement. he washington at fox news. i think the mistake that some people make is they assume -- and maybe the romney made the mistake of think figure we go on fox news we're going to get softballs. then a journalist asks about the loopholes in your budget, and paul ryan can't answer them. the media says he's not providing information. >> there's a difference between examining a congressman's record and piling on. do you think there's been piling on by the press? >

convention and country is awaiting mitt romney's announcement who will be his v.p. forer v.p.adlines last week with this surprising shot at governor sarah palin. >> i like governor palin. i've met her. i know her. she is an attractive candidate. but based on her background, only been government for two years i don't think she passed that test. >> of being ready? >> being ready to take over. that was a mistake. >> eric: well, we debated on "the five" why mr. cheney would do that with so much at stake. he walked it back last night on hannity. listen. >> it was my judgment. i was asked if i thought mccain process in 2008 had been well done or a mistake. i thought it was a mistake. not meant so much as a criticism of governor palin as it is that i just thought it was not, the process didn't meet the standards i would like to see our candidate pursue when they pick a running mate. >> eric: good enough? >> andrea: i love dick cheney. one reason i love him he doesn't mince words. you rarely see him walking anything back. a straight shooter and tells it like it is. to see him walk som

this morning, we asked for your thoughts omit romney's v.p. -- on mitt romney's v.p. pick. >> it is the major story. host: ryan v.p. gets the nod. in wisconsin, ryan's rise fueled by passion and hard work. romney's choice representative paul ryan head of the house budget committee is voice for fiscal restraint and all kinds of other headlines to take a look at as welcoming from the "new york times," the "washington post" the "sunday state journal" from madison, wisconsin. and getting your comments your thoughts about the choice the announcement made yesterday morning by massachusetts governor mitt romney that representative ryan from wisconsin will be his running mate. our first call comes from sue falls, -- sioux falls south dakota. what did you think of governor romney's choice of paul ryan? caller: i'm particularrled to death being a dem rat. he couldn't have picked a better running mate. host: why do you say that? caller: as soon as the older people in the country and minorities and stuff study what mr. ryan's cuts will be for social security medicare, i think the

we picked a v.p. draft. >> we're going to draft different v.p. possibilityies.t pick, we'll win $20. >> i'm going to shock the world and pick paul ryan. >> cenk: damn. who is that in the middle of the ring i see? who is it? oh no, not epic! all right michael you didn't think it was going to be paul ryan. >> i didn't think it was going to be. not only did you end up with him, you picked him first. which in these drafts ending up with someone is right. if condoleezza rice got t you would not look brilliant. but you did pick him first and you look brilliant. here is a $5 and then 15 $1. knew what does the poll say. >> this will effect the race and give a volt of energy to a campaign that needed a volt of energy. the vice presidential nominee rarely, unless it goes horribly wrong like eagle ton did even with dan quayle and with with palin they didn't have an effect on the race. >> cenk: paul ryan is a disaster of epic proportion, but i think it might help romney in some way. with the base which was angry with romney, not being sufficiently conservative, loves paul r

abc poll says since he was named the v.p.is numbers have gone up with independents and women who juan is talking about. is he likeable. he can make it fit. >> bill: i have got to go. this is not a telethon. >> no, no. i'm saying some of that stuff is ridiculous. i wanted to make a point. >> bill: next week. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. social justice and mitt romney. is the governor callus us against poor people. goldberg on thed me were analyzing ryan. corolla on whether the voters know anything at all. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. put me at 5 timesgreater risk o, irregular heartbeat my first thoughts were about my wife, and my family. i have t

the idea is none of the people will be v.p. picks. are you surprised by that? that is the way you do it. the prize you get if you don't get picked for v.p. we have done it at our convention. if you give people prime speaking roles and it means they will not be the vice presidential candidates. we have a list that will vice president. i'm saying that the list is out there. he will take a portman or -- hopefully, if i were a republican i hope for him to stand up and take rubio which makes sense. >> greg: you know, the list, you have rubio, ryan, pawlenty, christie. jindal, jeb bush. people seem to be saying it will be ryan now. >> eric: people who are probably conservatives try to say it's ryan. they like ryan. they like his fiscal policies and his idea of small government, smaller taxation. a lot of people think, the wisdom is portman. ohio, he is a safe bet. mitt romney for me in my opinion, he can't play it safe. prevent defense in football. >> kimberly: what is the point of window dressing. go for it. >> andrea: i think you will agree with me on this one, bob

and while they are certainly no longer on the v.p.omney himself said he might be trying to trick us. >> you don't think we we would from time to time throw people off do you? >> reporter: that would be time to announce his running mate or give those on the short list one last tryout. among those joining us, ohio senator portman and senator marco rubio. that leaves one chance for a speculation, including an online report that president obama had said he's convinced romney will pick cia director david petraeus. >> i can say with absolute confidence that such an assertion has never been uttered by the president. >> reporter: trust us, it's not going to be petraeus. the final list, the solid and safe choices of rob portman and former governor tim pawlenty or the bolder and riskier choices of paul ryan or marco rubio. there's just not much time left, george. this is today. the republican convention started in less than three weeks. and the 29th, that's the day that's reserved for the vice presidential candidate to speak. so we know romney