is harry reid a dirty liar? >> i don't know, but harry reid is playing old school dirty politics by doing this. his story has been changing, which is amazing. first he said, i can't say for certain. then he gets up on the floor of the united states senate and then makes a claim. then he comes back with another interview and says, oh, well, lots of people are saying that. what is it? this guy, he can't get his story straight, and frankly, it's inappropriate. it goes beyond the pale, especially on the floor of the u.s. senate. >> lizz? >> if we didn't hear throughout the course of this past couple years, ellen west saying, oh, there's 80 communists in the house of representatives. michele bachmann accusing keith ellison and hillary clinton's aide they're part of the muslim brotherhood, i often wonder if this is one of those things where harry reid finally said, we have been sitting through a political climate where we have heard the president's a muslim, show us the birth certificate. what if i just say -- hold on

is harry reid a dirty liar? >> i don't know, but harry reid is playing old school dirty politics by doing this. his story has been changing, which is amazing. first he said, i can't say for certain. then he gets up on the floor of the united states senate and then makes a claim. then he comes back with another interview and says, oh, well, lots of people are saying that. what is it? this guy, he can't get his story straight, and frankly, it's inappropriate. it goes beyond the pale, especially on the floor of the u.s. senate. >> lizz? >> if we didn't hear throughout the course of this past couple years, ellen west saying, oh, there's 80 communists in the house of representatives. michele bachmann accusing keith ellison and hillary clinton's aide they're part of the muslim brotherho brotherhood, i often wonder if this is one of those things where harry reid finally said, we have been sitting through a political climate where we have heard the president's a muslim, show us the birth certificate. what if i just say

harry reid has mitt romney on the ropes. harry reid has shown some backbone. [for harry reid. i will be back with a quick parting shot. >> this is "the bill press show." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] and michele bachmann is not. i'll be back with a parting shot. >> announcer: radio meets >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. fiber beyond recognition. v

. >> harry reid doubled down on this. he went on the floor of the senate and said, well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid in ten years. it's only out there because harry reid said it two days ago without any evidence whatsoever. >> i take it from your answer you're not going to repudiate senator reid's charge. >> if chicago wanted reid to stop, he would stop, but chicago doesn't. >> if republicans hoped a full force push back on harry reid would shut him up, they're mistaken. in an interview with politico, they called the republican noisemakers a bunch of cowards and henchmen for romney. hey, liberals, are they fighting good enough now? reid himself weighed in today saying the whole controversy would end very quickly if mitt romney would just release his income tax returns, just like everybody else that runs for president. today marked the fifth time he reiterated his initial charges. he refuses to slow down and the president's top advisers are not asking reid to hit the brakes. >> well, it was governor romney

harry reid's quietness, after the smoke cleared, harry reid was the only one left standing. let me tell you something, they did the same thing to jerry tark anian and jerry tarkanian sued the sports people. they were wrong. reid knows where that body is buried. >> stephanie: i think so. she got that out of her system. >> i know where the body is buried. [ explosion ] >> stephanie: wow. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] speaking of shady stuff in vegas -- money laundering probe. >> that says in china. this is u.s. now. >> stephanie: this is romney's biggest donor. las vegas sands controlled by billionaire sheldon adelson. is the target of a federal investigation of possible violations of u.s. money laundering laws, the "wall street journal" reported. [ wah wah ] >> previously it was china macau, now it is the u.s. that makes it different. >> stephanie: oh dear. okay. let's go to kevin in d.c. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi kev. >> caller: good morning. is this stephanie? >> stephanie: yes. [ ♪ magic wand ♪ ] >> stephanie: hello magic man. >> caller: let me give

harry reid goes on the floor of the u.s. senate and we're paying for and puts out the smear and lie about the republican nominee for president and he's on the floor and says the word is out. the word is out because harry reid is reciting a vicious lie. >> doesn't mean it picked it up. governor romney released two years of tax returns and not like he's stonewalling the whole thing and now i think that governor romney is it not going to release any tax returns this lie is so egregious and the press is protecting harry reid. can you imagine if a republican went to the senate floor and said a barack obama in a vicious lie. news would be page one. >> you sound shock. it's campaign season, an election year. >> jon: but harry reid is not running for office. >> his party has everything at stake here with the president, come on, we can accept it -- let's not protest too much. >> jon: and unnamed sources? i mean. >> well, the press gets beaten up all the time reciting unnamed sources and harry reid the master of going off the press fo

covering harry reid a lot of years. there are times he says things off the cuff that make aides wince, like smelly tourists in the capitol. this is not that. he is doing it for purpose for political reasons, he wants romney taxes talked about on programs like yours, wants it to be headlines in newspapers and wants mitt romney to respond on this issue which they think is a negative for romney opposed to issues romney wants to talk about. >> went back and forth with paul begala, it isn't fair to compare what reid is saying to bachmann and, but it is a powerful center without any evidence. that's what i am trying to focus on. we will talk to begala and mary matalin in a second. in that interview in huffington post, his poor father must be so embarrassed for his son, what does that tell you. that's a very personal comment. >> it is very personal and it is very harry reid. look, first of all, back up and say you pointed out the interview with the huffington post. evidence, it is a friendly outlet. he did it very strategicall

reid. >> let him prove that he has paid taxes. >> attacks against senate majority leader harry reid. >> the word's out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. >> i'm not going to respond to a dirty liar. >> i think he's lying. >> do you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said it. >> i think he's making things up. >> i just said it. >> you think the leader of the senate is lying? >> i really do. >> i think republican have kind of misplayed this. >> i'll triple down on my comments. >> he's not doing this ringside at a boxing match in vegas. >> let them call names. >> i know that governor romney could clear this up in ten seconds. >> brilliant politics. >> i give you nothing on that. >> claim that mitt romney is withholding his tax returns. well, that's not a claim. he is. >> i would have put out five or six years. >> a huge amount of income, paying a tiny amount of tax. >> i'm glad i wasn't holding my breath. >> when the preacher can't preach to his oin chown choir, time to get a new preacher. >> we knew it. you must have been. who else would you have for? >> have a nice d

neither for that matter has politifact which says harry reid is lying. but they produce zero evidence to support their claim that harry reid is lying. but you know, that's politifact and par for the course which is why it's okay to not take them seriously on anything ever. it's also worth noting how senator harry reid continues to comport himself on the issue. taking criticism from left, right, and center, and stupid for the way he has been pursuing this allegation. he gets trashed on the sunday shows, called a dirty liar, and how does he respond? he digs in deeper, telling reporters today, quote, the whole controversy would end very quickly if he would just release his income tax returns just like everybody else who runs for president. so, it has felt like an emotional outburst from a guy who had pent up emotions ready to burst out, but whether or not it seems to be uncharacteristically emotional from harry reid, it does not seem to be a stunt. even though the way he has gone about it has been kind of embarrassing, harry reid is not embarrassed by this.

you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said. >> i'll triple down on my comments from yesterday. he's a dirty liar and we're moving on. we're moving on to defeating this president and saving this country. >> but republican campaign veterans are finding it harder to defend, including former reagan campaign manager, ed rollins. >> i would have put out five or six years. i would not put out 20 years, and i obviously wouldn't respond to anything that harry reid states. >> i think at this point in time, it's going to dog him all the way. and he needs to get it behind him. he's paid a lot of money in taxes, he's made a lot of money. >> wait a minute, do you think he should release more taxes? >> i think he should release more taxes. >> really? >> absolutely. two years is not enough, obviously. >> and "the wall street journal" editorial board. "mr. romney's problem is that he can only disprove the charge by releasing his tax returns, which he says he will not do for years other than 2010 and 2011. these columns argued in

you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said. >> i'll triple down on my comments from yesterday. he's a dirty liar and we're moving on. we're moving on to defeating this president and saving this country. >> but republican campaign veterans are finding it harder to defend, including former reagan campaign manager, ed rollins. >> i would have put out five or six years. i would not put out 20 years, and i obviously wouldn't respond to anything that harry reid states. >> i think at this point in time, it's going to dog him all the way. and he needs to get it behind him. he's paid a lot of money in taxes, he's made a lot of money. >> wait a minute, do you think he should release more taxes? >> i think he should release more taxes. two years is not enough, obviously. >> and "the wall street journal" editorial board. "mr. romney's problem is that he can only disprove the charge by releasing his tax returns, which he says he will not do for years other than 2010 and 2011. these columns argued in january when other republ

the word demonstrate means, bring it. >> it's up to harry reid to prove -- >> harry reid is not running for president. >> can we just say mormon fight. because that's what this is. [ laughter ] >> it's your friend eric etch-a-sketch fehrnstrom. he is majoring in huffiness. >> every day they seem to reach a new row. harry reid's charges are baseless and they are untrue. >> prove it. >> and i would ask him one central question. have you no sense of decency? >> oh. [ laughter ] >> he's a joe mccarthy victim. >> yes. yeah. isn't that something? >> the problem is -- i hope harry reid is right because the burden is on him. and he has given a real early christmas gift to the right-wing. he has to disprove it. and they are coming out nasty and dirty over harry reid over this -- >> which means he has hit a nerve. >> yes, but i don't want his credibility destroyed. >> so it's okay to compare him to mccarthy? >> no that's stupid. he didn't compare harry reid to mccarthy. he compared himself to mccarthy's victims. >> that's my point. he said this reminds me of the mccarthy hearings back in the 50s.

. >> harry reid doubled down on this. he went on the floor of the senate and said, well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid ten years. its orlany out there because harry reid said it two days ago without any evidence whatsoever. >> i take it from your answer you're not going to repudiate the charge. >> if chicago wanted reid to stop, he would stop, but they don't. >> if republicans hoped a full force push back on harry reid would shut him up, they rur pistaken. they called the republican noise makers a bunch of cowards and henchmen for romney. liberals, are they fighting good enough now? reid weighs in saying the whole controversy would end very quickly if mitt romney would just release his income tax returns just like everybody else who returns for president. today marked the fifth time he reiterated his initial charges. he refuses to slow down and the president's top advisers are not asking reid to hit the brakes. >> as governor romney's father pioneered the release of tax returns when he ran for president, ga

. >> but harry reid doubled down. went on the floor of the senate and said well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid ten years. it is only out there because harry reid said it two days ago witht any evidence of it. >> first off, there's tons of evidence. there's evidence of tax avoidance, incredibly aggressive tax avoidance. >> harry reid said there's evidence he hasn't paid taxes in ten years. >> he is pointing out he has a long, incredible history of tax avoidance. shell corporation in bermuda, cayman islands, swiss bank accounts, blocker corporation in bermuda, whatever that is. and freshman philosophy. when confronted with something with limited information, you choose the simplest, most obvious choice. what do you think it is, anderson. do you think he secretly owns the bunny ranch brothel? i don't. he is a man of extraordinary personal morality. impeccable personal moral character. i don't think he is secretly owning inner-city liquor stores that sell to children. no, i think -- i am trying to show it i

reid who is usually a mild person, but suddenly harry reid sounds angry. then last week, more. senator reid let this gem fly on the floor in the middle of a debate about state taxes. >> we haven't done an appropriation bill. stop and think for a minute, do you think 85 fill li busters had anything to do with that? 85. we haven't done a budget. that is poppy cock. >> senate majority harry reid using sarcasm in both words and tone and leaning way over the podium and using the word poppy cock in a sentence, a very angry sentence. then, more, a few days later during an interview he called one of the members of the nuclear commission, one of the most unethical incompetent people i've ever dealt with, not to mention a quote, treacherous, miserable liar, a first-class rat, a tool of the nuclear industry and an expletive stir. wow. reid rage activated. and that was apparently still just a warm-up act because last week the new 100% moorage harry reid really went off the rails. the big story is mitt romney's tax returns and why no one is allowed to see them except f

>> i think harry reid is on to it. what's really, really important here is that we understand how romney views tax policy. those tax returns will tell us exactly how he views tax policy. we need to know that because after all, he wants to be president. he will sign tax bills. are those the tax bills that will send jobs offshore? hide money, avoid taxes, use every loophole possible? or even increase those loopholes? it's really important for the american public to understand what is in romney's heart and mind as it goes to taxes. the tax returns will tell us exactly that. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi said this about senator reid to "the huffington post." she said "harry reid made a statement that is true. somebody told him, it's a fact." i mean, why shouldn't we believe harry heed? i mean, he has said it. isn't it on the onus now of mr. governor romney to prove he has paid his taxes? >> well, absolutely the case. the issue before him is not harry reid that we're talking about here. we're talking about a man w

you have covered harry reid. what do you make of how he's doubling and tripling down without citing any evidence. >> sometimes you see this stuff out, you know, first there was an interview with huffington post, when harry reid comes to the floor of senate and makes an outrageous charge, mitt romney paid $3.1 million to the irs. he paid taxes. it's completely a false charge. reid loves it. the democrats love this. no matter how much he takes in, no matter how much he gets attack here or jon stewart, it gets the story out and out again. romney should have laughed it off, made a joke about harry reid's imaginary friend and moved on. it's an unbelievable -- >> harry reid's source, if we are to assume that he has one, is identified as investor in bain. i owned some microsoft, as a stockholder have an insight into bill gates' tax returns. he said i have in my hand of 205 communists in the state department, didn't have a list. harry reid doesn't have any evidence. >> i don't disagree with either of you guys on harry re

the daily show goes after dirty harry reid. >> you, harry reid! should mitt romney release his tax returns? of course. but him not doing the right thing doesn't give you a license to do the wrong thing. >> cenk: no, daily show, we disagree! we're coming after you! harry, we've got your back! anybody? anybody? what time is it? that's right! it's go time! >> cenk: well, rafalca which is, of course, the dressage horse of the romneys just competed in the olympics. and it turns out he came in 13th place. mitt is going to ever be so disappointed though ann says she was thrilled at the finish. a score of 70.243. oh man that seems wrong. he's jumping and dancing and prancing so well there. how did he not score hire. they actually have three other dressage horses as well? now, is this fair game in politics? well move on thinks so, the liberal advocacy group decided to do an attack ad based on rafalca. my nameme isafca the romneyey d dsseoror. yoyomit havee sn me ce and athleticism while looking so good? maybe it is because the romneys spend $77,000 on my u

you have covered harry reid. what do you make of how he's doubling and tripling down on this charge without releasing any evidence? >> first of all, it's the most outrageous charge i have seen on the floor. sometimes you see this stuff out, you know, first there was an interview with huffington post, but when you see harry reid come to the floor of senate and makes an outrageous charge, mitt romney paid $3.1 million to the irs. he paid taxes. it's completely a false charge. reid loves it. the democrats love this. no matter how much he takes in, no matter how much he gets attack, here or by jon stewart, or anywhere else, it gets the story out and out again. romney played into it by saying put up or shut up. romney should have laughed it off, should have made a joke about harry reid's imaginary friend and moved on. it's unbelievable. >> is he right about that? >> harry reid's source, if we are to assume that he has one, is identified as investor in bain. i owned some microsoft, as a investor in microsoft i now have

. >> but harry reid doubled down. went on the floor of the senate and said well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid ten years. it is only out there because harry reid said it two days ago without any evidence of it. >> first off, there's tons of evidence. there's evidence of tax avoidance, incredibly aggressive tax avoidance. >> harry reid said there's evidence he hasn't paid taxes in ten years. >> he is pointing out he has a long, incredible history of tax avoidance. shell corporation in bermuda, cayman islands, swiss bank accounts, blocker corporation in bermuda, whatever that is. and freshman philosophy. when confronted with something with limited information, you choose the simplest, most obvious choice. what do you think it is, anderson. do you think he secretly owns the bunny ranch brothel? i don't. he is a man of extraordinary personal morality. impeccable personal moral character. i don't think he is secretly owning inner-city liquor stores that sell to children. no, i think -- i am trying to show it

. >> but harry reid doubled down. went on the floor of the senate and said well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid ten years. it is only out there because harry reid said it two days ago without any evidence of it. >> first off, there's tons of evidence. the one release that he prettied up and -- there's evidence of tax avoidance, incredibly aggressive tax avoidance. >> harry reid said there's evidence he hasn't paid taxes in ten years. >> he is pointing out he has a long, incredible history of tax avoidance. shell corporation in bermuda, cayman islands, swiss bank accounts, blocker corporation in bermuda, whatever that is. and freshman philosophy. okay when confronted with something with limited information, you choose the simplest, most obvious choice. what do you think it is, anderson. do you think he secretly owns the bunny ranch brothel? i don't. he is a man of extraordinary personal morality. i grant him that. he's got impeccable personal moral character. i don't think he is secretly owning inner-city

you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said it. >> greta: rnc chair reince priebus joins us. i'll give you a do-over. do you want to standby that still? >> it's the truth. he is what he is. using the position of majority leader on taxpayer money on the floor of the senate, i mean, it's just a pathetic maneuver on behalf of harry reid. i do have another good job for him, since we have a new sherlock holmes among us in harry reid, he ought to find all of his anonymous sources and tipsters out there, and he ought to investigate what david fluff is doing with the group affiliated with the iranian revolution army. we'll take our sherlock holmes, harry reid, and put

neither for that matter has politifact which says harry reid is lying. but they produce zero evidence to support their claim that harry reid is lying. but you know, that's politifpol and par for the course which is why it's okay to not take them seriously on anything ever. it's also worth noting how senator harry reid continues to comportd himself on the issue. taking criticism from left, right, and center, and stupid for the way he has been pursuing this allegation. he gets trashed on the sunday shows, calmed a dirty liar, and how does he respond? he digs in deeper, telling reporters today, quote, the whole controversy would end very quickly if he would just release his income tax returns just like everybody else who retuuns for president. so, it has felt like an emotional outburst from a guy who had pent up emotions ready to burst out, but whether or not it seems to be uncharacteristically emotional from harry reid, it does not seem to be a stunt. even though the way he has gone about it has been kind of embarrassing, harry reid is not embarrassed by t

but one thing about harry reid, you can say a lot about harry reid, but this is not a guy who's going to back down, first of all. nobody's going to bully him out of this. he doesn't have much to lose. he may not even run for reelection. from what i've seen, this is a guy who doesn't make up stuff. i mean, he's partisan. he gets into the rhetoric but is a pretty straight shooter and i think it's based on something. and i don't understand why all the pressure on him to release his sources. i read a lot of news articles based on anonymous sources and we just take them for granted. >> interesting issue. no doubt we'll talk about it more over the weeks ahead. you're right, harry reid is not going to back down. interesting thing, this is probably more time he's gotten on camera in the american public than anything. craig crawford, political blogger at craigcrawford.com. good to have you. >> good to be here. >>> view finder is next. >> still to come, new battles in the war on women. first, conan takes on the future dream team. lou boston after michelle obama and betty wright for romney? when

>> well, harry reid really has to put up or shut up, all right? >> this is the guy who won't release his tax returns talking about his tax returns. saying somebody else needs to put up or shut up. >> let me also say categorically, i have paid taxes every year. and a lot of taxes. a lot of taxes. so harry is simply wrong. >> instead of just going back and forth with harry reid, why not just release the tax returns, just put the issue to bed? >> actually, you can go on our website, and you can see my financial disclosure statements go back to 2002. you also can see the tax returns that i put out for 2010. go on the website. you'll be surprised to see the amazing amount of data associated with our campaign's disclosure. thank you. >> thank you. you can in fact go on the mitt romney website and look at what haze campaign has put out for his financial disclosure and they have done their best to make it look amazing. still, though, it's only the one year, the 2010 tax return. that's it. the aforementioned harry reid who is a senate minority leader and t

you think harry reid's a dirty liar? >> i just said it. >> greta: rnc chair reince priebus joins us. i'll give you a do-over. do you want to standby that still? >> it's the truth. he is what he is. using the position of majority leader on taxpayer money on the floor of the senate, i mean, it's just a pathetic maneuver on behalf of harry reid. i do have another good job for him, since we have a new sherlock holmes among us in harry reid, he ought to find all of his anonymous sources and tipsters out there, and he ought to investigate what david fluff is doing with the group affiliated with the iranian revolution army. we'll take our sherlock holmes, harry reid, and put him

>> well, harry reid really has to put up or shut up, all right? >> this is the guy who won't release his tax returns talking about his tax returns. saying somebody else needs to put up or shut up. >> let me also say categorically, i have paid taxes every year. and a lot of taxes. a lot of taxes. so harry is simply wrong. >> instead of just going back and forth with harry reid, why not just release the tax returns, just put the issue to bed? >> actually, you can go on our website, and you can see my financial disclosure statements going back to 2002. you also can see the tax returns that i put out for 2010. go on the website. you'll be surprised to see the amazing amount of data associated with our campaign's disclosure. thank you. >> thank you. you can in fact go on the mitt romney website and look at what his campaign has put out for his financial disclosure and they have done their best to make it look amazing. still, though, it's only the one year, the 2010 tax return. that's it. the aforementioned harry reid who is both the senate minority lea

>> well, look, i mean harry reid speaks for harry reid. i don't think you should go out and make accusations that based on sources that you're not going to reveal. however, i don't think, i know people are saying that president obama needs to denounce this. i don't agree with that. bill: why not? >> he is not harry reid's --. bill: speaking on behalf of him. >> he is not responsible, we don't know he is speaking on behalf of him. harry reid decided to do this, barack obama didn't decide to do it. and it is not barack obama's responsibility to, you know, what harry reid says. bill: okay. all right. >> i think, and honestly i think the more that republicans complain about this the more we talk about the fact that romney hasn't released his tax returns. the constant griping just keeping it on the topic. bill: the more you talk about it, the less you talk about the jobs number in america. >> i think it raises the question, you're calling him a dirty liar. why not just release the tax returns? seems like we can put this all to rest but --. bill

the daily show goes after dirty harry reid. >> you, harry reid! should mitt romney release his tax returns? of course. but him not doing the right thing doesn't give you a license to do the wrong thing. >> cenk: no, daily show, we disagree! we're coming after you! harry, we've got your back! anybody? anybody? what time is it? that's right! it's go time! >> cenk: well, rafalca which is, of course, the dressage horse of the romneys just competed in the olympics. and it turns out he came in 13th place. mitt is going to ever be so disappointed though ann says she was thrilled at the finish. a score of 70.243. oh man that seems wrong. he's jumping and dancing and prancing so well there. how did he not score hire. they actually have three other dressage horses as well? now, is this fair game in politics? well move on thinks so, the liberal advocacy group decided to do an attack ad based on rafalca. >> my name is rafalca the romney's dressage horse. you might have seen me executing leg yields and line changes. how do i pull off such grace and athleticism

why the governor is telling senator harry reid to "put up or shut up." and michael phelps last individual race of the olympics. did he go gold? one of the miller twins has a hearing problem. but she got a lyric in her life and everything changed. which one? you'll never know because the lyric is in her ear. 100% invisible. you can't see it, and it's the only device that works round the clock with zero daily hassle. no batteries to change. no taking off and putting on everyday. sound good? call 1-800-411-7040 now. this is the lyric. it's teeny. lyric fits comfortably at the sweet spot right next to your ear drum to minimize background noise and deliver truly natural sound quality. in fact. 95% of users prefer lyric sound quality to their old hearing aid. now the miller twin with lyric can hear and do most everything her sister does 24/7. an invisible hearing aid is wonderful. finding one with zero daily hassle - too good to pass up. call 1-800-411-7040 right now and ask about your risk free 30 day trial. get a lyric in your life. >>trace: governor romney

. >> but harry reid doubled down. went on the floor of the senate and said well, you know, it's out there that he hasn't paid ten years. it is only out there because harry reid said it two days ago without any evidence of it. >> first off, there's tons of evidence. come on. the one release he prettied up -- >> evidence that he has not paid taxes in ten years? >> evidence of tax avoidance. aggressive tax avoidance. >> harry reid said there's evidence he hasn't paid taxes in ten years. >> he is pointing out he has a long, incredible history of tax avoidance. shell corporation in bermuda, cayman islands, swiss bank accounts, blocker corporation in bermuda, whatever that is. and freshman philosophy. when confronted with something with limited information, you choose the simplest, most obvious choice. what do you think it is, anderson. do you think he secretly owns the bunny ranch brothel? i don't. he is a man of extraordinary personal morality. i grant him that. impeccable personal moral character. i don't think he is sec

but, you know. >> harry reid does not face condemnation in the press. and this is -- i -- this is rather stunning. actually, the most serious criticism he has gotten was from jon stewart who did a segment on "the daily show." so harry reid has shown every inication -- indication that he is just going to keep pushing this. tomorrow morning, we get the july unemployment numbers. if they're anything like what has happened in the last couple of months, that will take over the news cycle for a couple of days. >> greta: he says in a statement tonight -- we don't have the numbers yet to take over the news cycle. he has taken it one step further. he said, he is extremely credible sers. so he has one-upped it. this is what i don't get. senator harry reid is a lawyer. there has to be some sense of decency. he knows you don't start wild rumors about people. at least, i don't think so. if he has it, name the person, have the person come forward. but he knows that the media will take this and run. >> it looks like a wild rumor t. looks like a wild rumor. on the twit

that was harry reid saying i am not certain. you would think not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation, you would kind of keep it to yourself, right? instead, harry reid went further with local reporters saying he had a quote number of people tell me

that is harry reid saying i'm not certain. so you would think that not being certain about the truth of an explosive allegation you would keep it to yourself? well, instead, harry reid went further with local reporters say saying he had a quote number of people tell me that, unquote. so it went from one person telling him to now a number of

and edi amin is dead and how convenient is that for harry reid? harry reid got him in power and had him killed. >> eric: i concur. >> greg: thank you. >> kimberly: that was very convincing. >> andrea: mark theisen appears orn our network and said i hear harry reid beats his wife. this is a similar thing. >> eric: a lot of people are playing games with it a little bit. here is the real issue. this is harry reid trying to get mitt romney maybe file a lawsuit. >> bob: do something legitimate. >> eric: file a lawsuit that there are no grounds for. be if he fires a lawsuit he has to bring the tax records forward. he doesn't want to do it so he probably won't. he may have not paid taxes and still not broken the law. >> bob: he didn't pay taxes. he won't release the terms. >> eric: completely legal. >> bob: that's fine, you can hide enough money in cayman islands, that's the point. he is not transparent at all. he is hiding his money, not paying the u.s. taxes. he's a freeloader. >> eric: stop. >> bob: he is a freeloader. >> eric: just because you open a