this year it was carrie prejean. the republican party continues to be a fascinating path out of the political wilderness. joining us now is mark mckinnen, former adviser to president bush, and john mccain, a contributor to the daily beast and vice chairman of the public relations group. thank you so much for being here. >> sure, rachel, thanks for having me on. >> i know you love the republican party. you are personally responsible for a significant amount of its electoral success over the years. tell me honestly, is there something good for the republican party about events like this? this values voter summit that i'm not seeing? >> well, it is a -- these voters and the constituency are an important part of the republican party and there's a lot of energy and enthusiasm there, and, you know, i think that the press and democrats kind of write off these sort of events and also the tea parties as populated by cranks. but the reality is that there's a lot of, you know, very middle american voters at these summits and th

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former miss california, carrie prejean is attending. and they warmed up their anti-obama sales pitch. one of today's featured speakers in the summit in washington, d.c., former governor and current talk show host mike huckabee. he offered a few examples of present-day conservative obsessions. >> it is at times a country that is almost difficult to recognize. we have become the land of czars, clunker cars, and hollywood stars. but unfortunately, it's also become a place where we've lost any transparency and accountability. >> congressman mike pets went after the czars, as well and tossed out classic red meat. >> and the american people will not stand for government-run insurance that uses taxpayer money to fund abortions. -- in this country. washington, d.c. must become a no czar zone starting here and starting now. >> of course, the five health bills in the congress currently written would not fund abortions. another popular speaker today was carrie prejean who spent a great deal of time reliving that fateful night when a pageant judge

carrie prejean deserves it. no offense to anybody, but i think marriage should be between a man and woman, and that is what i believe. and then the hatred turned on her personally in a way that if you have not been there it is hard to supplies and understand exactly what it means. i remember in the process of going on television and defending her, i was in a green room, and the other guest was not on for this segment. he was a movie reviewer from hollywood, but he wanted to talk to me about her. this is really unusual. in the green room, it is unseemly to be doing the debate in the locker room there. he turned to me, and he said, with venom in his voice, carrie prejean is going to die broken, alone, like anita bryant. and i looked at him and said, why would you wish that on a beautiful young woman like this? and the amazing thing is that through it all, through this incredible, inexplicable to most normal people hatred directed at her for being such a kind and gristle and loving voice for marriage -- and gracefu

plus remember miss california, carrie prejean? she's back and making big news. greta: do you think president obama is checking the polls? every president denies it, but president obama might be seek -- sneaking a look and checking to see if the polls are all showing the same thing. acovereding to the fox news poll, 4% of americans prefer our current health care system to the president's plan. 37% of americans like the president's proposal and according to a rasmussen poll, 5% of americans oppose the president's plan. still another poll, the gallup poll, shows only 38% of americans believe the president's plan will accomplish all of his goals. a whopping 60% think the plan would fall short. joining us is dick morris, author of the book "catastrophe." does the expression, blowing wind in the president's face, have you coined that phrase? >> yeah. obama is facing a head wind, a wind blowing in his face like an airplane. a pilot may be thinking he's doing 500 miles an hour but if the wind is 100 in his face he's only doing 400. the way you can look at that is with t

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. >>> former miss california usa carrie prejean is suing pageant officials. she lost her crown three months ago for various alleged breeches in her connecticut. claims she was fired. >>> astronomers claim they found the best place on earth to star gaze. it's the terrain that's located on a on antartica. scientists say they could take as good as pictures as the hubble space telescope, but a much cheaper price. >>> and a disabled woman is being hailed as truly inspirational after becoming the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around britain. it took her 40 days to beat the odds. what's more, her record trip also raised nearly $50,000 for charity. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day today. the dow opens at 9,496 after shedding 47 points monday, the s&p dropped 8, the nasdaq, 19 points. this morning in tokyo the nikkei gained 37 points, and the hang seng gained 148 points. >>> for the last 40 years, september has spelled selloff on wall street, and if august was any indication, this september will likely be no different. aft

carrie prejean is one of the covered up calendar girls. we have the pictures at myfoxdc.com. >>> good evening. running back clinton portis, carlos rogers and mike sellers all out for today's practice with various injuries. none expected to keep them out of sunday's game with the bucs. last sunday it was difficult for the led skins to hide their frustration in the loss to the locally lions. portis on a goal situation and the redskins had numerous third yard pass conversions that were one yard shot. the starting quarterback is preaching calm. >> no need to panic. there is no need to get frustrated. if you get into that mode, then it creates tension and you are forcing things, not just playing the game but force things. we took a step back. a lot of guys were emotional after the game. now it's wednesday. we settled down. we are ready to move forward. >> the wizards participating in day two of training camp. gilbert arenas is healthy and ready to go. he will not speak to the media the rest of the year. is really going to do that? the health of

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mike huckabee, carrie prejean, and others who might not be as well-known. they have booths set up, some dedicated to the books for sale authored by speakers here. this is a window into the state of the pro-life, faith-based mind. it may be 2009 to undie, but in this room, it is a very much 2010 -- it may be 2009 to you and me, but in this room, it is very much 2010. there are breakout panels devoted to topics like the silencing of christians, the new masculinity, which is a defense against radical feminism, and of course health care. representative chris smith of new jersey on the subject. >> they are trying to force undie -- you and i to compel every american to subsidize abortion with this health plan. >> at one point, rep smith went on to say that when obama addressed congress, he asserd that his health-care plan will not cover abortions. that, smith said, is demonstrably false, a nicer way of saying what joe wilson said that evening. this should be done by 12 noon, 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. that is a good reason for r viewers to tune in tomorrow to our saturd

carrie prejean is here, among others. it is a must-see event. excuse me, somebody is getting in my shot. excuse me. i am doing my job. excuse me, sir. you are interrupting my work right now. please. you are causing a disturbance. rick, i guess what is best is to avoid a further confrontation, we no longer broadcast from here. i will throw it back to you. rick: that is too bad. a lot of people are interested in this summit, but at the same time, i can relate, having covered events before where you are in a room and people want to listen to a speaker. james, we will get back to you, perhaps later on when there's a break between speaker so we can get the news out to people around the country who want to know what is happening at that summit. james, we will talk to you soon. when we come back, a couple is suing wal-mart because of photographs of their children. the photographs got taken away, and so did their kids. it seems like a wal-mart photoshop worker was concerned about some of the workers -- pictures he saw, and he got the police involved. do

miss october, former miss california carrie prejean, made headlines last spring by stating her position to gay marriage during the miss usa -- miss universe contest? one of those contests. calendar goes on sale friday, costs you $25. those are the things we thought you should know. >> people really spend $25 for those photographs? >> i'm sure -- this is the fifth annual, it's worked over the years apparently. the issue of iran's nuclear program takes center stage in geneva tomorrow. mahmoud ahmadinejad says the meeting between tehran and six countries including the united states is a test for honesty and respect. >>> the stories we'll be watching heading into tomorrow. mike viqueira joins us with more. >> hello, mr. shuster. yes, starting tomorrow, much anticipated talks in geneva between the p 5 plus 1, the first of permanent five members of the security council and germany. the plus 1 will be on one side of the table. on the other side of the table, iran. these were previously scheduled talks, obviously taking on more urgency since the test firing in the last several days by iran of t

platforms to the like of carrie prejean and jesse waters showed up finding himself questioned by the people he sought laearlier the year. he was held accountable for his ambush tactics. >> he said the reason you do ambush interviews is to get answers from people not willing to come on and answer the questions. she said she was never asked to come on the show. >> you're from -- >> i'm a co-worker of hers. >> you're trying to ask me why she wasn't contacted? >> yes. you said that the reason we do ambush interviews are to get answers -- she said she got no call. >> i called her. >> who in the office did you call? >> i called the main number. >> at the same event little jesse's boss was awarded the first ever media courage award. so courageous the event was closed off to the media. family research council in its explanation of the award -- especially life with two or more women. i think the cost was $10 million for that. mike stark was not only able to infiltrate the event, he listed values out loud. stark was led out of the event by security but video says billow felt more than threaten

platforms to the like of carrie prejean and jesse waters showed up finding himself questioned by the people he sought earlier in the year. he was held accountable for his ambush tactics. >> he said the reason you do ambush interviews is to get answers from people not willing to come on and answer the questions. she said she was never asked to come on the show. >> you're from -- >> i'm a co-worker of hers. >> you're trying to ask me why she wasn't contacted? >> yes. you said that the reason we do ambush interviews are to get answers -- she said she got no call. >> i called her. >> who in the office did you call? >> i called the main number. >> at the same event little jesse's boss was awarded the first ever media courage award. so courageous the event was closed off to the media. family research council in its explanation of the award -- especially life with two or more women. i think the cost was $10 million for that. or who will bring me this meddlesome? he is shock that the guy he wanted dead is dead. nevertheless, the blogger mike stark was not only able to infiltrate the event, h

. >>> former miss california usa carrie prejean has sued pageant officials to libel, slander and religious discrimination. she was fired in june. her attorney says she was ousted because of controversial remarks she made touring the pageant that marriage should be between a man and woman. >>> federal workers should repair if a little less than n. their paychecks than what they may have been planning. president obama is reducing civilian worker cost of living increases next year. the president says he is invoking special authority that allouds him to impleated a pay plan in times of national emergency or serious economic conditions. >>> a battle is brewing in one local community over a family's dream to open up a business and that is coming up next. >> it's die light activity. you come out during the day. we're not open until 2:00 in the morning. >> they want to build a winery but their dreams are squashed. we'll have the latest on this legal battle coming up. >>> we are cooking your morning commute for you and we'll get the latest on a forecast. so, what's the problem? these are hot. we're

today's seekers included mitch mcconnell and eric cantor, the house republican whip and carrie prejean, the ms. usa contestant who lost because of her conservative views. >> even though i didn't win the crown that night, i know that the lord has so much of a bigger crown in heaven for me. >> in separate rooms, boothed stacked with literature and books for sale authored by featured speakers. by saturday afternoon, they will have counted the votes for the 2012 straw poll. tim pawlenti speaks friday and mitt romney speaks palin and sarah palin is skipping it to welcome her son home from iraq. >> i have a facebook page. for our movement and for the future, we need once again to be willing to fight for freedom. >> evangelicals here are rubbing elbows with members of the tea party patriots who say they are in business not to advance a agenda based on christian values but one focused on limited government and fiscal conservatism. in washington, james rosen, fox news. bret: the man considered the architect of neoconservatism has died. irving crystal passed away in washington. he was once a lib

factor caught one carrie prejean. >> you have a lawsuit you are pushing and a lot of people think you can't win. why do you still push that. >> i'm all about standing up for what's right. standing up for the truth. and i think that as long as you tell the truth, you know, you can never lose. so that's just what i'm about. >> so you are confident everything is going to work out legally for you. >> yes, i am. very confident. >> ms. prejean believes her religious rights were violated by the miss california organization: on the acorn front "new york post" reporting the organization owns about $50 million worth of real estate here in new york city. whoa, and in new orleans, the irs has now filed a lean -- lien for unpaled payroll taxes against acorn for more than $1.5 million. acorn continues to get mashed. check five actress megan fox did not have a happy time as a school girl. >> i was sort of -- not an outcast but i didn't have a ton of friends and i went to really small christian school. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry, too. i think i got picked on and i eat lunch in the bathroom because i

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carrie prejean who is petraeus pretty much overexposed suing for what now? california beauty contestant who traditional marriage. >> claims her rights violated because he got deflond throned. she is suing for it least and i agree she has no case. the list of things that she allegedly did wrong is as long as santa's scroll. bill: santa's scroll. >> that's a long list. bill: i got to go. >> wait. bill she has a breast augmentation deal in there she might get some credit for that bill next week we might pick that up. presidentreverend wright on hea. why is howard dean running away from a fox news producer. right back. carol, when you replaced casual friday with nordic tuesday, was it really for fun, or to save money on heat? why? don't you think nordic tuesday is fun? oh no, it's fun... you know, if you are trying to cut costs, fedex can help. we've got express options, fast ground and freight service-- you can save money and keep the heat on. great idea. that is a great idea. well, if nordic tuesday wasn't so much fun. bill: reality check where the truth sets

show talk was all about carrie prejean last year. steve: miss u.s.a. brian: lot of the talk she was going to win. gretchen and i were talking about this a lot in the breaks. then the controversy happened when she was asked that question about marriage and she thought it should be between a man and a woman. she was asked to recount that she was at the values summit. she got kind of emotional. much. >> even though i didn't win the crown that night, i know that the lord has so much of a bigger crown in heaven for me. [ applause ] steve: she is very busy these days. she is writing a book called "still standing." very popular on the inspirational speakers circuit. gretchen: rifqa bary, you remember that teen. she ran away from home over fears she would be killed for converting to christianity is heading back to court today. this is really important. the juvenile court judge will decide whether to send her back to her muslim family in ohio. she has been staying with a foster family in orlando. that report said there was no evidence she was in danger. steve:

they gave platforms to the likes of carrie prejean and michelle bachmann and jesse waters who found himself questioned by the very people he stalked earlier in the year. think progress found little jesse in return and held him accountable for his ambush tactics. >> he said the reason you do ambush interviews is to get answers from people not willing to come on and answer the questions. she said she was never asked to come on the show. >> this guy? you're from -- >> i'm a co-worker of hers. >> you're trying to ask me why she wasn't contacted? >> yes. you said that the reason we do ambush interviews are to get answers -- she said she got no call. >> i called her. >> who in the office did you call? >> i called the main number. >> at the same event little jesse's boss was awarded the first ever media courage award. so courageous was billo the event was closed off to the media. the family research council in its explanation of the award -- especially life with two or more women. i think the cost was $10 million for that. or life when it's spent asking who will rid me of this meddlesome killer an

prejean. if there's not enough, there's more. you can sit in on breakout sessions like obama care, rationing your life away. or, global warming hysteria, the new face of the pro-death again that. how about thugocracy: fighting the left wing conspiracy. i'm not making up these titles. this is really what they're doing. here's my personal favorite, true tolerance cloe:countering homosexual agenda in public school. this is a pregame warm-up to the black tie gala with the james dobson leadership award. see you there. i'll be announced as a proceed promiscuity zell outby the pro-abortion catholic people. product do women think is best? according to a study presented by better homes and gardens, definity color recapture. it corrects the look of wrinkles and discoloration. call or click now. >>> my other deeds challenge each american to ask this question, what can we do to be better citizens? what can we do to be worthy of such service and such sacrifice? >> out of all the stories in the news today,

california carry prejean also spoke about the controversy surrounding the miss usa pageant this year when he said that marriage should be between a man and a woman. >> i'm so proud of the stance i took and i'm so proud of the answer that i gave and god chose me for that moment. >> joining me live from washington, d.c. is athena jones. and you're right there where things are getting underway. and what's on the cell today? >> as you said, alex, they're just starting here with the morn worship session, nearly 2,000 social conservatives from around the country are here, and they're going to be listening to house majority speaker john boehner, and later on, former massachusetts governor mitt romney is going to speak, and texas governor rick perry, but the main thing we're going to be looking for is the results of this straw poll that will be out there today. it's early yet for the 2012 election, but it's an important part of the republican base who they prefer at the moment looking ahead. on that ballot, former house speaker newt gingrich and former louisiana governor bobby jindal. texas

carrie prejean who is petraeus pretty much overexposed suing for what now? california beauty contestant who traditional marriage. >> claims her rights violated because he got deflond throned. she is suing for it least and i agree she has no case. the list of things that she allegedly did wrong is as long as santa's scroll. bill: santa's scroll. >> that's a long list. bill: i got to go. >> wait. bill she has a breast augmentation deal in there she might get some credit for that bill next week we might pick that up. presidentreverend wright on hea. why is howard dean running away from a fox news producer. right back. . - hair with life. announcer: new aveeno nourish plus. (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. the average family wastes over $500 a year in food. don't throw away food, protect it in the freezer. ziploc freezer bags form a fresh shield, freezer burn stays ou

party. 2,000 gathered to hear speakers, not just like mike hukby, but carrie prejean, stephen baldwin, the reality show actor. middle of the road message, talking about abortion and gay rights and also talking about big government. coming up tomorrow, there is going to be a very interesting breakout session, a couple of them in fact, let's go over some of the titles. certainly, eyebrow-raising here, some of the titles, true tolerance countering the homosexual agenda in public schools. obamacare, rationing your life away, global warming hysteria, the new face of the pro-death agenda, and fighting you the vast left-wing conspiracy, some of the things going on here tomorrow that people will be talking about. for the most part though, off this stage, it's been a sort of inclusive agenda of a way to bring in more conservatives and somebody here not liking what we are talking about right now. norah? >> looks like they are -- >> we are invited guests, doing live television. >> you are being rude. you get out of here. >> okay. >> you there go not everybody -- >> i guess i don't want people to

. >> if they tell you to ♪ skinny, so skinny >> i think a lot of people remember the name carrie prejean. she didn't end up winning but she was the former miss california usa that everyone was talking about because of the answer she gave to perez hilton. now it looks like she is filing a lawsuit. she was fired back in june and now she's filing a lawsuit against the executive director of the pageant and shannon mokler. suit against donald trump.ling she says she was told not to mention god on her miss usa application or at public events at least two months before she gave her antigay marriage answer and says they improperly revealed that miss california usa paid for those breast implants. the thing that struck me about the lawsuit, though, is that she's not specifying a dollar figure. she says she just feels she's been subject to a lot of public ridicule and humiliation and has lost out on modelling work as a result. >> maybe that's true but her name is everywhere. she got so much publicity. nobody would have known who she was. >> i feel like i haven't seen as much of her as i thought i w

prejean. this is ground breaking about the pageant. is it fixed and does donald trump have something to do with that? that's the accusation of a choreographer. he apparently has choreographed the last four pageants. he told a web site that donald trump's preferences may guide the outcome of the race. he says in the days before the pageant trump shows up, they line up the girl, they say their name, age and country has trump walks by and has an assistant take notes on all the girls. he says it's just common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 candidates single handedly. >> i have to ask, if he's not on the panel -- >> no >> and any of the judging? they do have two separate panels, the one seen in the show and the preliminary one. this guy is saying the preliminary one is donald trump. so no word from the donald on this, it's one man' word. >> you have to wonder since he is funding it. >> n entirely scientific. >> now that picture of k-fed that everyone is talking about. i feel bad for him.

prejean. we will also hear from mitt romney tomorrow. skipping the event is sarah palin. the results of the straw poll will be here on fox tomorrow afternoon. trace: that is the big news at the bottom of the hour. martha: president obama aggressively tries to sell his plan, but a brand new poll shows that a majority of americans are not buying into the plan. according to the latest numbers, 56% oppose the president's health-care plan. the highest number we have seen yet. 43% say they favor the proposal, these numbers coming just one day after their version was released. a version that has virtually no support from republicans. it is a tough row to hoe. it appears that the two chambers of congress are split on the government run public option, right? blacks something that is interesting to watch, because nancy pelosi reiterated yesterday that the house bill will include a government-run health insurance plan or a public option. she is hoping that her democratic colleagues will lean in their col

california usa carrie prejean says there's a bigger crowned in heaven waiting for her. >>> this week the white house relieved a plan to approve the way it manages all oceans, coasts and great lakes, it is based on investigations from a task force. one member says it is critical to have a single body oversee ocean policies ranging from everything from national security, shipping issues, conservation as well. the panel's recommendations include a national ocean council to coordinate issues surrounding the nation's water ways. >>> ahoy, it is international talk like a pirate day again. you will find some help to really understand pirate speak. you can add maty at the end of your sentences and you can randomly say arrrr. we have an interactive quiz to see how you really understand pirate speak. check out cnn.com/living. >>> a race of superpythons may be breeding in the florida swamp. two nonnative breeds are being illegally released into the swamps way too often and as african pythons breed, they could be big enough to prey on humans. florida has started a bounty hunt this summer. 18 sna

and former miss california, carry prejean. >> what we do know, we are omni hotel in washington. let's bring in brian moore covering things for us from nbc news channel. sarah palin, she is not there. who is also not there, newt gingrich. >> reporter: yeah, and they say it's a scheduling issue. a couple thousand people here, very excited about the speakers and the program. congressman mike pence of indiana is speaking right now. basically, this is a battle over the soul of the republican party right now. we had a tea party with tens of thousands of people in washington, and they want to make clear the republican party is and was and will be about the values. and sarah palin and gingrich will be on the straw vote here. and mike muck ck -- huckaby, an rick santorum, and mitt romney -- two years ago, mitt romney and mike huckaby were in a battle that ended up at being around 30 votes. and there were major players in the party. and the value voters summit wants to make clear to the party they are still an important part of the process and they must be listened to. mike pence was talk

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. >>> carrie prejean, calendar girl. she was the former miss california who got caught up in the miss usa same-sex marriage scandal. i can tell you carry is in the great american conservative women calendar, miss october. and columnist, michelle malkin is also in the calendar. kerry is wearing a whole lot more than she was during this whole black spider girl halloween costume showoff that she did. >>> also making news, barbara streisa streisand's revelation about appearing in public. babs is out with a new cd and this morning on "the today show," she opened up about why she decided to come out of retirement and get back on the stage. >> we were skiing and we were at donna karan's house, my friend. liza minnelli got up to sing. i thought, how could she do that? get up in a living room and sing? this was very conscious and very challenging. i thought, why can't i do that? and so, i really set about, not trying to sing in a living room because that i don't think i ever could do. but it started me thinking that i should go b

carrie prejean took part in the event and talked about the event that turned her into a political figure when she was asked whether same sex marriage should be legalized. >> so there i was about to answer this question and the moment the judge asked it, i tried to stand there and look pretty, but in my head i could not believe that they were asking that question at miss usa. i could not believe it. i thought it was extremely inappropriate for that venue. any other venue it would have been all right. i had no question about it. but at that venue i thought it was extremely inappropriate. we see all the time miss congeniality. what do they want to hear? world peace. as soon as a woman doesn't give the world peace answer, why is all of a sudden she all over national news and, you know, it's this huge, huge controversy all because i said a marriage is between a man and a woman? are you serious? it doesn't make any sense to me, a 22-year-old college student. as i began to answer the question, in my head i was thinking, god, why is this question being asked? but you know what? i'm going to deal

carrie prejean, the miss california who had her title stripped told the values voters summit. >> what was that? >> she talked to people over the week enat the values voters summit. >> that's the summit that tony perkins and the family research council puts together. they invited her. >> they invited her. >> they asked her to come in and interview people? >> she had the podium. she was one of the big speakers at the event. she informed the audience that she was chosen by god to give that answer at the miss usa pageant. listen to what she said. >> i am so proud of the stance that i took. i am so proud of the answer that i gave. and god chose me for that moment. he chose me for that moment because he knew that i would not only be the one to stick up for him and for the truth but also he knew that i am strong enough to get through all of the junk that i have been through. >> she has been persecuted, hasn't she? >> wow. >> she went on to say, california may have taken her crown, but the lord has a bigger crown in heaven waiting for her. >> oh, lordy. some people really, i like the world th

tonight, dethroned miss california, carrie prejean who touched off the major anti-gay firestorm, she is back and bearing skin again. look at this. carrie strutting her stuff in a skimpy women of marvel comics halloween costumes. today, we found out that she got this modeling gig at last year's comiccon convention, long before her controversial comments at the miss usa pageant. she was caught up in another racy photo scandal during her reign when she blamed a breezy day for semitopless photos which surfaced of her online. we're not sure what the weather was like on the day she wore that outfit. >>> wednesday, we asked you to vote on our showbiz question of the day. just moments ago i was handade final results. ellen degeneres defends herself. can she ever fill paula abdul's shoes on "american idol." 58% said yes. 42% said no. donna in arizona writes, i do not believe that ellen is going to fill paula's shoes. nor is she trying to. she is just trying to do the job she has been asked to do. gail from the bahamas. who the hell would want to fill those shoes? ellen didn't have to worry ab

first carrie prejean sparked a controversy and now what's behind her latest controversy. >>> we're here on tuesday night, right here on hln. >>> next on "showbiz tonight," a