let me ask you about senator mccain. last night major almy was on rachel maddow's show and he said he was dumbfounded, was his word by the mccain remarks. what's your reaction to him? >> that his outburst had everything but "get off my lawn." props to kerry eleveld for committing an act of journalism and challenging mccain. he's not entitled to his own facts. some of us are old enough to remember when senator mccain condemned agents of intolerance on the left and the right. and it is saturday and tragic and pathetic to see that he has become himself, an agent of intolerance, who hopes to get his cut on november 2nd. >> in a strange way, does it help your cause when you see a john mccain launch into full-fledged fingers in the ears, pissy old man mode when it comes to don't ask, don't tell? >> as long as he's called on it. we have a media culture in this country where politicians are allowed to assert falsehoods and then a lot of the lamestream media, if i may borrow a phrase, not msnbc, who has trotted out the facts, won

senator mccain was there. he sat 20 feet away from me and he listened to every word of my testimony. for him to make that statement today that the military does not search private e-mails tells me that he either didn't listen to my testimony in this past march, he forgot what i said, or he's being deliberately deceptive with the american public about the true nature of don't ask, don't tell and using partisan politics over the interests of national security. the simple truth is the air force searched my private e-mails in 2005 in iraq during the height of the insurgency they launched an investigation solely to look into my private e-mails, solely to determine if i had violated don't ask, don't tell and to find whatever evidence they could use against me. and those e-mails searched in iraq were the sole basis of my discharge from the air force, despite never once making a statement to the air force that had violated don't ask, don't tell. my entire 13-year service career. so for senator mccain to make that alle

if lady gaga gets her way and if john mccain -- well, new john mccain doesn't. in just a moment, we'll be talking with nbc news producer ken strickland in washington this evening for the latest on the senate vote and then major mike almy will join us. he was discharged from the air force on don't ask, don't tell. he spoke today at the maine rally. when and how and if don't ask, don't tell is going to be repealed, when we come back. the fun, the fast, the solid glk. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial. seemy friends at work think there's more than one "me." ...because on our trips, i always get there faster. see, expedia lets me mix and match airlines. so i can take one airline out... and another home. so with more flight options, i can find the combination that gets me there and back quickest. with a little help from expedia, my friends will think i can be everywhere at once. where you book matters. expedia. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, expresso tampers, filters. it can get real

if lady gaga gets her way and if john mccain -- well, new john mccain doesn't. in just a moment, we'll be talking with nbc news producer ken strickland in washington this evening for the latest on the senate vote and then major mike almy will join us. he was discharged from the air force on don't ask, don't tell. he spoke today at the maine rally. when and how and if don't ask, don't tell is going to be repealed, when we come back. (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- is the only battery air life trusts: duracell. broad daylight or the darkest night... it just has to work. duracell. trusted everywhere. >>> there are two things that senator john mccain is so opposed to he is planning to filibuster the defense authorization bill because of them. they are don't ask, don't tell, which john mccain had said he would want to repeal if military leadershi

here's the barack obama ad against that guy, john mccain. >> 1982. john mccain goes to washington. things have changed in the last 26 years. but mccain hasn't. he admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer. can't send an e-mail. >> and so how does senator grassley respond to that ad calling him a ford pinto? this is pretty clever. >> i heard chuck grassley has a twitter. >> can it be cured? >> not that kind. i like to use technologies like twitter and facebook just to

if lady gaga gets her way and if john mccain -- well, new john mccain doesn't. in just a moment, we'll be talking with nbc news producer ken strickland in washington this evening for the latest on the senate vote and then major mike almy will join us. he was discharged from the air force on don't ask, don't tell. he spoke today at the maine rally. when and how and if don't ask, don't tell is going to be repealed, when we come back. after using rogaine for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death, by helping to keep blood platelets from stick

senator john mccain knows about "s" corps. mrs. john mccain filed as an "s" corp. back in 2006. a small business owner who owns a massive beer distributorship and reported income of more than $6 million. and then there's small business man philip anshoots. a small businessman who gave $30,000 to the senate republican campaign committee last year, and $15,000 to the house. on top of his family's more than $500 million to republicans over all. he owns small railroads, small oil companies, small sports stadiums, small arenas, a small national movie theater chain, a small half of small major league small soccer, the l.a. kings, the l.a. lakers. his small business entertainment company likes to clean out the old garage now and again to put on small shows by bette midler and cher. mr. anshoots even owns small newspapers, including "the weekly standard." "countdown" has even identified one "s" corp. owner whose reclusive chairman actually works out of these very nbc headquarters in new york. hi. technically, i'm a small business. as promised, let's bring in pulitzer prize-winning repor

mccain and kaine, only on "fox news sunday." then labor day marks the traditional start of the fall election campaign. with only 58 days to go, we'll ask our sunday panel how good are republican chances to take back control of congress. and our power player of the week. the man known simply as "junior." all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. on this labor day weekend, the slow recovery and rising unemployment are not just big economic news, but also the central issue in the mid-term elections. we'll talk with democratic party chair tim kaine in a few minutes. but first, republican senator john mccain who joins us from his home state of arizona. senator, president obama is set to announce a new economic plan this week that will reportedly center on tax cuts for business to boost hiring and investment. it sounds like something straight out of the republican play book. what is your reaction? >> well, my reaction is that we always like to see a deathbed conversion, but the fact is if we had

choice was that it would help the mccain campaign attract women voters. obviously it would. that's totally rational analysis. you will get women voters because you are picking a woman candidate. >> obviously this is a signal to women voters in particular, because the mccain campaign has been trying very hard to attract women voters. >> mccain is counting on the appeal of palin's life experience to connect with women voters. >> the latest poll shows mccain getting a big bounce with white women voters, nearly a quarter say mare more likely to vote for mccain. >> that was a totally reasonable analysis and also seemingly a reasonable reaction, initial reaction, to the surprise choice of sarah palin. how did it work out? the assessment that it was going to help, was it based on sarah palin's stance on the issues is of the assessment that palin would help with women voters was based specifically on the pact that she was a woman. for all the impact that the choice that palin had had on the presidential election and politics. since that election, for all of the i

choice was that it would help the mccain campaign attract women voters. obviously it would. that's totally rational analysis. you will get women voters because you are picking a woman candidate. >> obviously this is a signal to women voters in particular, because the mccain campaign has been trying very hard to attract women voters. >> mccain is counting on the appeal of palin's life experience to connect with women voters. >> the latest poll shows mccain getting a big bounce with white women voters, nearly a quarter of those women saying that they are more likely to vote for mccain on the ticket. >> that was a totally reasonable analysis and also seemingly a reasonable reaction, initial reaction, to the surprise choice of sarah palin. how did it work out? the assessment that it was going to help, was it based on sarah palin's stance on the issues is of the assessment that palin would help with women voters was based specifically on the pact that she was a woman. for all the impact that the choice that palin had had on the presidential election and politi

take a look, take a lookers. >> john mccain has got to go! >> john mccain has got to go! >> the war monger john mccain gets to walk out. >> why are peace ago tau -- activists so aggressive? was she tackled, or did she trip over the curb and the security guard was doing his job? more importantly, do the olson twins like birthdays? >> i found the perfect ware right here. >> i love birthdays. >> she loves birthdays. >> wow. >> jim, let's try to stay on topic here. were they too rough on her? >> they were too rough. if there is one thing i hate to see is the mistreatment of a m would who looks like steven hawking. she was a lovely lady. she should have been tackled for using the word" war monger." did she call the police "the fuzz" too? >> yes, she was definitely in a time warp. she forgot it is president obama who is the commander-in-chief and running the war. . she seemed unstable and aggressive, and you don't know -- i i couldn't believe she got that close. >> you can't expect security guards to read minds. i'm sure jack ruby looked sane walking up to lee harvey oswald. >>

are mccain and the other republican senators prepared to block the authorization act over this? if the white house and the democrats were to back down and punt on the dream act, how damaging would that be? >> i think that we need to get to the department of defense bill first. then if they have an issue with any of these amendments, they should take that vote and make clear where they stand on it. for the latino electorate, we'll look at who's willing to vote for progress and who's saying no to everything? i think the question of ought to be called. they ought to demonstrate if )z? they are going to stand, the not only against something in the interest of our national security, but frankly in the interest of children. >> the president told the audience last night, as congressman gutierrez mentioned, they had every right to keep the heat on him and the democrats. he said, that's how our political process works. is that in some way an answer to the cynics and the republican critics who say, this is time to be part of the election? because the answer is, of course, it's time to be

are mccain and the other republican senators prepared to block the authorization act over this? if the white house and the democrats were to back down and punt on the dream act, how damaging would that be? >> i think that we need to get to the department of defense bill first. then if they have an issue with any of these amendments, they should take that vote and make clear where they stand on it. for the latino electorate, we'll look at who's willing to vote for progress and who's saying no to everything? i think the question of ought to be called. they ought to demonstrate if they are going to stand, the not only against something in the interest of our national security, but frankly in the interest of children. >> the president told the audience last night, as congressman gutierrez mentioned, they had every right to keep the heat on him and the democrats. he said, that's how our political process works. is that in some way an answer to the cynics and the republican critics who say, this is time to be part of the election? because the answer is, of course, it's time to be part

for a while i remember trying to call senator mccain senator john sydney mccain iii but it didn't have the same impact. didn't stick the same way the hussein thing did. the hussein thing is now back with a vengeance from not the usual suspects. >>> we're back with former ambassador richard holbrooke who is our nation's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. mr. ambassador, thanks for sticking around. what is the legal difference between remotely piloted, unmanned planes shooting into pakistan and planes with pilots doing it? is there a legal difference? >> i'm not a lawyer but i can tell you one of those is a lot more accurate than the other. >> the piloted planes would be? >> no. >> the drones would be? >> of course. >> why? >> because of the technologies. there was a movie a few years ago called "body of lies" which showed it rather clearly. i thought when i saw it, my god, they've been in the secret rooms. but there is a pilot but the pilot is sitting in an air force base somewhere. he's not up in the air worrying about other things. he's just focused -- he or she is j

i read a headline that says john mccain versus lady gaga. let's listen. >> i'm more concerned that john mccain and other republican senators are using homophobia as a defense in their argument, as the nexus of this law, openly gay soldiers affect unit cohesion, like it's okay to discriminate or discharge gay soldiers because we homophobic. we are uncomfortable and don't agree with homosexuality and i can't focus on the field of duty while i am fighting. >> set aside the costume, michael. because i know you were caught up looking at her in whatever was going on. what about her comments directed at senator mccain and others? >> there's room for reasonable dialogue, for a civil discourse without akuwaiting homophobia to john mccain's position. i'm closer to lady gaga on this than i tam to john mccain, but he's a war hero, and i give him more credit than to believe he's motivated by homophobia. >> michael smerconish, great seeing you. see you tomorrow. we'll monitor the senate and bring you the results of the vote to end the senate filibuster. t

some of john mccain's campaign finance provisions have been attached to this bill. so republican objections that they are very upset about democratic amendments to this are a little strange, given how many amendments republicans have attached to it. also harry reid's office today, my office back and forth with his today. he insisting from the floor saying he was willing to let republicans offer amendments. he was willing to let that happen. democrats had three. then he said they would open it to republicans. republicans said, we don't accept your assurances. we're going to filibuster the whole thing. >> let me ask you if this is, something this important, something that's been waiting for 17 years. something that really speaks to a lot of concerns of the american people right now. where are we going with the military? should this th have been attached to any bill? we know it's an election season? should congress people have to go back to the district and say this is my vote and here's how i defend it. >> they wanted an up or down vote o on don't ask, don't tell. the

senators graham and mccain had already said they would oppose the defense bill because it includes a repeal of don't ask, don't tell. but senate majority leader harry reid who may move for cloture next week says, quote, senator mccain and anyone else who think that is the dream act is not related to national security should talk to the brave young men and women who want to defend our country but are turned away. senator mccain should know better than anyone that patriots should be offered a path to citizenship and anyone who volunteers to serve should be welcomed regardless of their sexual orientation." three democratic lawmakers met with the president in the white house. we are joined by one of them, the representative from the illinois fourth district and a member of the hispanic caucus, luis gutierrez. good evening. >> good evening, keith. good to be with you. >> good to have you. describe the meeting with the president and particularly as it pertains to the bill being put before congress. >> i've got to tell you, keith. i have been skeptical and critical of this president in term

for a while i remember trying to call senator mccain senator john sydney mccain iii but it didn't have the same impact. didn't stick the same way the hussein thing did. the hussein thing is now back with a vengeance from not the usual suspects. hey, lawrence, my parents want to talk to you. oh. about what? uh, they don't really think you're an exchange student. what? they think you're a businessman, using our house to meet new clients in china. for reals, player? [ woman speaks chinese ] they overheard a phone call. [ speaks chinese ] something about shipping with fedex to shanghai. and then you opened a bottle of champagne. that was for a science project. [ man and woman speaking chinese ] i'm late for...soccer... rehearsal. [ man speaks chinese ] you and i are cool? i'll be home by curfew. [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who can help you go global. >>> we're back with former ambassador richard holbrooke who is our nation's special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. mr. ambassador, thanks for sticking around. what is the legal difference between remote

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john mccain has on his agenda to get rid of the va. to privatize the va. is there something wrong with va care? not really. not when you compare it to the rest of the health care in this country. veterans like this. this is true about them wanting to privatize veterans' care and social security and medicare. it is true this is about policy. sometimes in elections it's easier to cover the wacky factor. sometimes it's easier to talk personalities than policy. when republicans talk, they want to stay very far away from all this stuff. this really is it. this is what they're bringing to the table. joe biden said don't compare us to the almighty, compare us to the alternative. this is the alternative. all of their free market ideology which they're happy to talk about in the abstract with the pledge they released today. all of their free market ideology they are so proud to brag of in the abstract, it has consequences in the specific. and specifically what they want to do is take apart social security and medicare and care for veterans. which is all nationalize

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do you remember we had john mccain and snookie tweeting back and forth? an ad pair talking about the tanning tax. john mccain said he hilikes snookie. now harry reid and lady gaga yesterday tweeting. it started as a conversation then it was a conversation about two friends getting together. lady gaga writes there is a vote on gay veterans, repeal "don't ask, don't tell," call harry reid to schedule a senate vote. and then we bounce back. harry reid. there is a vote on "don't ask, don't tell" next week. anyone qualified to serve his country should be allowed to do so. good enough. lady gaga comes back with god bless and thank you, harry reid, there all of us like you who leave in equality and the dream of this country. we were born this way. then it continues. harry reid said it's the right thing to do. come back to vegas soon. harry reid inviting lady gaga to vegas. how about that? you got to like this will media culture we live in where the country's leaders are talking directly to lady gagas and snookies. still ahead, your e-mails are next and morning j

mccain: how much time do i have? the presiding officer: minutes and 50 seconds. mr. mccain: mr. president, this is obviously an important vote that is coming up. and i repeat, i'm not opposed in principle to bringing up the defense bill and debating it, amending it and voting on t i am not opposed to have full debate on whether to repeal don't ask, don't tell and then allow the senate to legislate. i am opposed to bringing up the defense bill right out in before the defense department has completed its defense bill right now because we need to know the views of the men and women who are serving in the military in uniform. give them a chance to tell us their views, whether you agree to or disagree with the policy, whether you want to keep it or repeal t the senate should not be forced to make this decision now before we've heard from our troops. we've asked for their views, and we should wait to hear from them. and all four service chiefs have said the same thing: let's conduct the survey, let's get it dorntion and then act on whether to repeal or not repeal. there's one other as

saying john mccain has got to go. afterwards, she was taken down, she said this is how peace activists get treated and the warmongerer, john mccain, gets to walk out. we are seeing midterm elections show controversy and raising some anger. let's close with this. molly levinson wrote this story about cape cod. there is a congressional race there. this is actually ted kennedy's district. the late ted kennedy. we have the democrat, who has decided to retire and the republican is taking on the democrat. the fact we're talking about a massachusetts congressional election going into democrat hands shows you how bad. take a look at the new cnn politics website. we talked about it last week. full of items. good stuff on the air. thanks. >> thanks. >>> our next political update in about an hour. gecko: gd news sir, i jugot ae anople really love our claimservice. gecko:speciallthe auto repair xpress. repairs are fast and they're guaranteed for as long as you is thisyyourcphone?ey, th! gecko: yeah, 'course. sswhere do you po you

john mccain has been tweeting with snooki and a great way to get more followers and get more people and give them a little sugar to give them a little more substance later on. the reason i was surprised at how republicans have taken to this is because the barack obama campaign was known for being so dominant with social media. they were able to raise money and get their message out so much better than the republicans were. but the republicans turned the table and they are using twitter, they are using facebook flickr, any kind of social media. republicans are doing more and in most cases i think they are doing it a little better.

i was a supporter of mccain for a long time. >> bill: but you threw mccain under the bus. >> no, mccain threw himself under the bus. >> bill: i saw you. you pushed him. >> i would not push a man of that stature under the bus. i still love him. talk about remorse. >> bill: but you loved obama more. you pulled the lever for obama. >> what are you trying to say i'm a left -- >> bill: if you had to go back in a time capsule, could you vote for mccain? >> no. >> bill: no. >> no. i still wouldn't have voted for mccain. >> bill: standing by your man. tammy why net. >> i wouldn't suggest it's a country love song the way you were. i thought we were in such a place, much like the tea party feels now, that the country was in such a place that we needed a more drastic reconstruction of construction. perhaps deacon destruction of the powers that be. i thought this may be a chance to do that i have been saddened to see that someone who ran on the idea that you can't expect to get different results with the same people in the same system has kept in place so much of the same system and the same people

john mccain has on his agenda to get rid of the va. to privatize the va. is there something wrong with va care? not really. not when you compare it to the rest of the health care in this country. veterans like this. this is true about them wanting to privatize veterans' care and social security and medicare. it is true this is about policy. sometimes in elections it's easier to cover the wacky factor. of each individual candidate running in each individual race. sometimes it's easier to talk personalities than policy. when republicans talk, they want to stay very far away from all this stuff. this really is it. this is what they're bringing to the table. joe biden said don't compare us to the almighty, compare us to the alternative. this is the alternative. all of their free market ideology which they're happy to talk about in the abstract with the language that they'll find in the pledge they released today and their photo-op. all of their free market ideology they are so proud to brag of in the abstract, it has consequences in the specific. and specifica

in 2008, as you can see, west virginia voted 43% for barack obama. 56% for john mccain. now, tonight, chief political correspondent carl cameron is up here in sistersville with a story about two candidates who have a similar theme. that's distain for many of the president's -- disdain for many of the president's policie policies. >> good luck. >> conservative businessman john raese is the g.o.p. best

john mccain said we need this review first. my guess is this will not come up again until after december 1 when that review from the pentagon comes over to the white house for the president to certify. >> lehrer: why was susan collins so critical to this? >> she voted in may in committee along with the democrats so she voted to include the repeal of don't ask don't tell into the bill. it was a vote they were counting on. listen, you know the math in the senate. they have 59 votes. to get to 60 they needed at least one republican. since susan collins had already voted with them, they figured she would be that 60th vote for them. that's why she played such a key role. but she said she blamed it on the process, right? she wanted moreallys. she wasn't there for them today. but they're not giving up on her. as you know, the democrats have been going to susan collins and olympia snow on some of the toughest votes for the last 18 months. the stimulus bill, the financial regulatory reform bill. i think the senators from maine who are w

she called them out, she called mccain out, even called scott brown out, and told soldiers who continue to serve with prejudice to go home. gaga explaining that equality is the prime rib of american and everyone should have the right to wear the same meat dress. >> if the senate and the president are not going to repeal this don't ask, don't tell policy, perhaps they should be more clear with us about who the military is fighting for. who our tax dollars are supporting. and ultimately, how much does the prime rib cost? because i thought this was an all you can eat buffet. this equality stuff, i thought equality meant everyone. >> here with us now, former special assistant to president bill clinton and the senior white house adviser on gay rights from 1997 to 1999, richard socrates. thank you for your time. >> thanks, keith. >> what happens if the democrats don't get enough votes tomorrow? >> they're very close. this is the closest we've ever been. we have 59 votes for repeal tomorrow, we need probably just one more. but the concern, of course, is that with the political dynamic so fluid

, the daughter of john mccain, is now talking about sarah palin bringing "drama, stress, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty to that 2008 presidential campaign." however, ms. mccain said she doesn't believe sarah palin is to blame for her father's defeat. >>> a conservative legal group is trying to force governor schwarzenegger and attorney general jerry brown to defend the state's gay marriage ban in court. a judge overturned proposition 8 last month. it sponsors an appeal. but there's concern they don't have the authority to challenge. an emergency order would require the governor and attorney general to support the appeal something they've refused to do. >>> we're now hearing the dramatic cockpit tapes from the quantas flight that made an emergency landing at sfo early yesterday morning. the pilot radioed in after one of the jet's engines exploded over the pacific. >> engine number 4 has failed. [ inaudible. [ . >> the wet was only about 45 minutes into its flight from san francisco to sydney, australia. the frightening blast ripped a hole in the engine. the pilot jumped f

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ehrlich picked up mccain's endorsement. mccain called ehrlich a fine guy. and brian murphy gets an endorsement. sarah palin is making calls for murphy. his business experience, she says makes him the best candidate. we'll bring you the updated results throughout the evening. >>> and today, the number of rape investigations has spiked in recent months. this comes from the dedays of the report from the sun that show that is baltimore leads the nation in rape reports dismissed by the police. before the sun investigation, the number was down 15%. and today, a hearing is taking place to discuss how the police departments across the country report rape cases. >>> a search is underway for a 5-year-old boy who may be with a man facing federal drug charges. the boy was taken by tony robinson. he's been in a custody battle with the boy's mother. when he found out he was not the boy's biological father, he ran off with the child. >>> a nightmare is almost over for this american after 14 months in a prison in iran. minutes ago, she boarded a flight out of iran. >> repo

host: senator john mccain yesterday on fox news sunday. our next call comes from cape cod, massachusetts. mark on our line for independents. what do you think about the president's proposals for the tax credit? caller: i think it is a good idea. i read an article recently about lincoln, a well the manufacturing that has been investing in hiring and talking about the future and when it finally does come back it will be in a strong position. so, i think it is a good idea. obviously trying to help out as much as it can. host: would a tax credit like this affect you directly or indirectly in your current unemployment situation? caller: not currently. but something to look at. host: columbia, maryland, on our line for independents. caller: talk about the economy? you bring the gas prices down, that would help the economy. host: i am sorry, this is richard from rocky mountain, north carolina? caller: yes, it is. host: use a bringing the gas prices down without the economy? caller: because of all of the stuff going across country. host: you think