. >> democrats are saying yes to michele bachmann. >> i'm not surprised by how well michele bachmann has done. she comes across as a real person. >> real human moments. very compelling to voters. >> obama's got some magic. >> with the wink and a hug, she's made the minoriajority of gop field disappear. >> king james called napoleon and together decided to kill america. they sent the nina, pina, and santa maria to fight. >>> and yes to stephen colbert. >> i'm sorry to say, ladies and gentlemen, we won! [ applause ] >> it's so cool to be at super pack that even steven colbert is doing it. >> it's something from a channel called comedy central. >> and, yes, this comedy is really over. >>> good evening from new york. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell had a message for the president today. >> i'd like to invite the president to come to the capitol today, to meet with senate republicans. anytime this afternoon, he's available, to come on up to the capitol and meet with senate republicans. that way he can hear directly from senate republicans directly from senate republicans why what

well it certainly is part of michele bachmann. you know michele bachmann has built her career on anti-gay activism and she you know that was her signature issue when she was in the minnesota state house she has a record of actually fairly shocking statements on i'm gay people i mean anyone who's interested should go look up a speech that she gave in two thousand and four to a group called ad watch stands for education watch in which she talks about you know kind of a homosexual conspiracy to infiltrate our culture or to teach homosexuality to small children in schools to recruit. at one point she mentions you know she goes on this litany of all these kind of gay people and in entertainment and what and why this is such a problem and she mentions melissa etheridge and then she mentions that melissa etheridge has breast cancer and that maybe this will be an opportunity to her for her to finally be open to spirituality i guess the implication being that this is like her great chance to give up on the sexuality be a this was central t

michele bachmann's husband marcus is defending his business. in an interview just published in the "minneapolis tribune" the counselling is not on trying to convert homosexuals. the word barbarian in the piece might have been doctored. he says he was referring to children, not gays. let's talk a little more about the republican race for the white house. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here. she's doing well in almost all of these polls. in iowa -- even in new hampshire she's doing remarkably well. michele bachmann is getting some life of her own on the campaign trail. >> she. she's getting some traxz. obviously, she's a cultural conservative, fiscal conservative, wouldn't vote to raise the debt ceiling undery circumstance. she's good on the stump. people like her. i think her big problem, the big question is, whether rick appearry geappear appear -- rick perry gets in, the governor from texas, because he would take some oxygen away from her. what's interesting, when michele bachmann came on the national scene a lot of people -- one

bachmann surges in the polls, so republicans attack her. >> michele bachmann is doing well, in fact, surging. >> michele bachmann is rising. >> in our latest nbc news "the wall street journal" poll. >> i prescribe medication. >> the story claims bachmann suffers from incapacitating migraines. >> will not affect my ability to serve. >> costs her to miss two days of voting in the house. >> michele bachmann says migraines will not interfere. >> rupert murdoch flies back to the usa. will his troubles follow him? >> so the british hacking scandal is making cell phone users here in the u.s. concerned. >> senator barbara boxer joins me. >> there's no let-up today in the phone hacking scandal. >> members of parliament trained their sights. >> i am extremely sorry. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> not so humble you couldn't wait for your turn to talk. >> good evening from new york. well, that didn't take long, just one day after the gang of six bipartisan senators released their framework for deficit reduction with the tentative support of 49 senators and a general air of welcome

presidential hopeful michele bachmann could very well snag her party's nomination once voters get to glimpse of her radical beliefs and form of religious associations her campaign for the white house could you rail and someone needs to pay their bills ideally take tonight how republicans are trying to pull their dads at the expense of the rest of us. is the united states headed down. same road as iran a group of law professors fear so and they penned a letter to congress to raise their concerns over a piece of legislation who gives the government power to take websites offline to censor search engines and essentially break down the internet the legislation known as the protect ip act is the creature of the entertainment lobby and is meant to curb online privacy suiting piracy by forcing an internet service providers to take certain websites offline if they're suspected of copyright infringement giving away free music or movies but here's the kicker whether or not those sites are actually engaged in copyright infringement doesn't apparently need to be proven by a third party or a cour

they're facing with twice michele bachmann and mitt romney. he's got the bank roll but she's the true believer. who wins? and a fight over abortion ritsz. kansas approved new regulations for abortion clinics regulating everything from the drugs they stock to the size and temperature of procedures in recovery rooms. supporters say the new rules will protect patients but critic sas they're a thinly veiled attempt to shut down abortion clinics. and actor gary sennese, known for lieutenant dan in "forrest gump" he's made a movie. here tonight to talk about the film and a new way you could help wounded service people. finally, imagine -- john lennon, a reagan democrat? that's what his one-time personal assistant recalls. check out the "sideshow" tonight. we start with the economy. senator richard durbin, democrat from illinois and senate majority whip. thank you for coming on "hardball" tonight. new york senator chuck schumer on the republican's motivation. listen to him first. >> we need to start asking ourselves an uncomfortable question. are rep

presidential hopeful michele bachmann could very well snag her party's nomination once voters get a glimpse of her radical beliefs and form a religious associations with her campaign for the white house get you rail and someone needs to pay their bills ideally take tonight how republicans are trying to default their dad at the expense of the rest of us. is the united states headed down. same road as iran a group of law professors fear so and they penned a letter to congress to raise their concerns over a piece of legislation and gives the government power to take websites offline to censor search engines and essentially break down the internet the legislation known as the protect ip act is the creature of the entertainment lobby and is meant to curb online privacy suiting piracy by forcing an internet service providers to take certain websites offline if they're suspected of copyright infringement and giving away free music or movies and here's the kicker whether or not those sites are actually engaged in copyright infringement doesn't apparently need to be proven by a third party or a cour

oh it certainly is part of michele bachmann. you know michele bachmann has built her career on anti-gay activism you know that was her signature issue when she was in the minnesota state house she has a record of actually fairly shocking statements on gay people i mean anyone who's interested should go look up a speech that she gave in two thousand and four to a group called the watch stands for education watch in which she talks about you know kind of a homosexual conspiracy to infiltrate our culture or to teach homosexuality to small children in schools to recruit. at one point she mentions in a she goes on this litany of all these kind of gay people in in entertainment and what and why this is such a problem and she mentions melissa etheridge and then she mentions that melissa etheridge has breast cancer and that maybe this will be an opportunity for her to finally be open to spirituality it gets the implication being that this is like her great chance to give up on the sexuality be a this was central to her rise just as it's

how presidential candidate michele bachmann and her husband make their money. hidden cameras go inside their clinic. >> the truth is, god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman's body. >> tonight, brian ross investigates. >>> and cinderella story. an electronic world cup moment. how the u.s. women's soccer team has put a new face on women. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. in a remarkable abc news exclusive last night, jaycee dugard told diane sawyer the wrenching story of how she was kidnapped at age 11 by a convicted sex offender and held for 18 years. her self-possession and strength in telling her story in that interview and in the new book she's written made us all wonder how, how did she endure, display extraordinary courage? jaycee allowed us to interview not just her but also her therapist to begin to answer that estion. here's abc's diane sawyer. >> reporter: if there is a way to endure and triumph over hell, who would have thought an 11-year-old girl, jaycee dugard, would be the one to find it? her story is the story of hope. >> some

michele bachmann, i do not agree with you on anything. and i can say that my respect for you has gone through the roof in the last 24 hours. you were clear, concise, stood up to it, you weren't bullied by these people. the republican establishment obviously fears this candidate as she is moving up in the polls big time and she's raising money far more than the people who are trying to take her down. and it's just like karl rove to pull a stunt like this and raise the question that maybe she's not fit because he happens to be supporting mitt romney or anybody else of the establishment. but certainly not a tea partier like michele bachmann. welcome to the dirty pool hall of the republican party, michelle. ahead, what are these republicans up to with the bachman story? i'll talk with bob strom and ron christie. >>> bill o'reilly took on news for a phone hacking scandal for the first time. take a guess on who he sided with. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help y

but that could not explain or predict a michele bachmann nomination, because michele bachmann is a lot of things but she is not unknown. she is famous. for years now, unlike a christine o'donnell or joe miller, michele bachmann has been all over national tv. and not just on fox. she has been all over msnbc, all over cnn, even made it as far as "meet the press "on nbc on sunday morning. her record is totally in line with the off the charts craziness of a sharron angle or a christine o'donnell. but michele bachmann's craziness has been in public. it has been on tv. >> i may not always get my words right. but i know that my heart is right. >> michele bachmann is amazing as a political figure. but it is not likely that michele bachmann actually will be the republican nominee for president. who might it be? she's pulling second right now. but if it cannot be her, and i do not think it can be her, if it's not going to be mitt romney or her, who else actually has a shot? the only person polling regularly now in double digits who is not michele bachmann or mitt romney is this man, rick perry.

why that was michele bachmann going after michelle obama in october of two thousand and eight that was before michelle obama became first lady she was just the spouse of a candidate just like marcus bachmann is today the whole credibility issue for michele bachmann kind of goes right out the window in this michelle obama became purse lady it hasn't stopped the congresswoman has still been attacking her bachmann isn't happy that earlier this year the first lady advocated for more new mothers to breastfeed their newborns moments ago republican congresswoman michele bachmann possibly a twenty presidential candidate challenging that idea on the laura ingram radio show saying these efforts give new meaning to the term any state. bachmann was it that the classified breast pumps as deductible medical care purchases she claimed the government was using the tax code as social engineering and part of a nanny state mentality while that may be her opinion it's also attacking the ballast of a candidate or a fellow politician she can't say scrutiny of her husband is out of bounds but she's free to a

is michelle bachmann too right or just right? with the republican party, which moved right with goldwater, right again with reagan in 1980, and with newt in 1994, be right there for the lady from minnesota? has the hatred of obama made her the perfect champion for a year of attack? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today, "the washington post," bob woodward, the national journalist, jamie tarabay, abc's andrea mitchell and "the chicago tribune"'s clarence page. the nasty unemployment numbers are a psychological problem for the country and a huge political burden for this president. has the tea party's flirtation with default on the national debt handed barack obama a huge win, while the vast middle of the country, the middle that decides elections, see the president as the grownup? take a look at poll numbers. in his 2008 win, president obama was the choice of 60% of self-described moderates in the exit polls. today he still has 55% of those moderates. what do moderates favor? when it comes to the national debt cei

>> i was about to say, i've subpoena to michele bachmann. there are certain of them to find anti-bachmann stories. she was not trying not to blow it up into anything more because she's trying to do a dance and keep this story about spilling into other stories. >> she's gone through a lot of staff on capitol hill. >> she's got the reputation. not a lot of trust with staff. >> exactly. >> more about presidential leadership than anything having to do with migraines. i want to move to rick perry. the other surprise on our poll is that rick perry is also in double digits and he's not even announced. we're learning more yesterday. here's what he said the latest what i'm calling rick perry watch day 300. we don't have it. here's what he said. i've been getting calls across the country, iowa, florida, new hampshire, the calling aspect of this is the stand point of people letting me know they're going to be there has been overwhelming. rick perry, is that somebody you think is going to be a player in this race. instincti cynthia? >> i think he could

but that's michele bachmann, are you crazy. she's not blaming democrats, she's just finding coincidences. like how pandemic is an anagram for don't panic. chris: when we come back we'll look at michele bachmann, the presidential candidate. will the new bachmann actually vote to let the country default as she's threatening to do? a tough choice for the tea party favorite wa member of congress. we'll have schools and -- scoops and predictions. chris: welcome back. michele bachmann, unlike chief rival mitt romney is a current u.s. congresswoman. this is an advantage in some ways, but it also has possible down sides. as a u.s. congresswoman she will have to cast a vote on this debt ceiling fight, not just talk about it. she says she's going to vote dead no. are the republican voters with her on this? here she is telling sean hannity she's where the voters are, no matter what the party leaders say. >> so you have been finding yourself at odds with the republican leadership. this is not making you popular with some members of congres

that was michele bachmann going after michelle obama in october of q two thousand and eight that was before michelle obama became birds lady she was just the spouse of a candidate just like marcus bachmann is today the that whole credibility issue for michele bachmann kind of goes right out the window and since michelle obama became first lady it hasn't stopped the congresswoman has still been attacking or bachmann isn't happy that earlier this year the first lady advocated for more new mothers to breastfeed their newborns moments ago republican congresswoman michele bachmann possibly a two thousand and twelve presidential candidate challenging that idea of the laura ingram radio show saying these efforts give new meaning to the term any state. bachmann was upset the i.r.s. to classify breast pump as deductible medical care purchased as she claimed the government was using the tax code as social engineering and part of a nanny state mentality while that may be her opinion it's also attacking the spouse of a candidate or fellow politician she can't say through any of her husband is ou

michele bachmann. >> michele bachmann's migraines and whether this should be considered a campaign issue. >> got to say, of all my issues with bachmann's brain. >> $18 million raised. mitt romney is the king of the jungle, the thick maned, super predator of the race, the republican's aslund. >>> time for your political ticker with tim farley live from washington. 11 days and counting until the debt ceiling deadline. what's your feeling? do you think we're getting closer? >> i think you got it in the beginning when you said the democrats are netting nervous. harry reid and nancy pelosi asking why they're not a part of the conversation. there was a confrontation between pelosi and senator lu. he evidently said something to the effect there is no deal and you would be informed if there was one. that's where the president is getting push from. the point is we're counting down and we need to get something quickly. the senate is working on it today. the house will probably be working and voting on something monday relative to cut, cap and balance and maybe we'll see balance after that. >> talk

-- this appearance tell you about michele bachmann? >> it gives a narrative to her pro-life position. but i have to contact her interdiction -- introduction to this race with that of the former speaker of the house newt gingrich. with each passing day, in spite of the stumbles, her stock has been enhanced and her position has been improved. newt the last time was trying to close out his tiffanies account. >> she was no. 2 behind mitt romney. >> democrats underrate her at their peril heard the talk about her the way they used to talk about ronald reagan, and that is dumb. having said that, politifact analyzed for statements and said that 27, none were entirely true, of the controversy once, and 10 were pants-on-a fire false. >> how powerfully are republicans in iowa -- how carefully are republicans in iowa going to look at this? >> she is the best thing to happen to the democrats. >> you think she can win the nomination? >> it is not likely. she remains a longshot. she has a good chance of winning iowa, but i dhave not sure where she go

while that was michele bachmann going after michelle obama in october of two thousand and eight that was before michelle obama became first lady she was just the spouse of a candidate just like marcus bachmann is today through that whole credibility issue for michele bachmann kind of goes right out the window and since michelle obama became first lady it hasn't stopped the congresswoman has still been attacking or bachmann isn't happy that earlier this year the first lady advocated for more new mothers to breastfeed their newborns moments ago republican congresswoman michele bachmann possibly a two thousand and twelve presidential candidate challenging that idea of the laura ingram radio show saying these efforts give new meaning to the term nanny state. bachmann was upset the i.r.s. would classify breast pumps as deductible medical care purchases she claimed the government was using the tax code as social engineering and part of a nanny state mentality while that may be her opinion it's also attacking the spouse of a candidate or fellow politician she can't say scrutiny of her husba

. >>> why it may not be hot news, michele bachmann may have set a new standard by borrowing from fannie mae, the program she wanted to destory. >>> and why so many people look down on politicians. by the way, this summer the politicians are making it very easy to do that. >>> we started with the latest, my favorite expert howard fineman editorial director for the huffington post media group and msnbc political analyst. tonight is a great time to do an espn get together with two political guys. you and me. we had jay carney on the other night, saying you've been through this a lot, chris. no, i haven't. i haven't seen anything like this, where the government of the united states is tottering on the edge of some kind of default, and these crazy people, most of them on the republican side, most of them not seeming to give a darn. i'm talking about the back benchers. howard, what do you see in that market dropping? it's dropped about 100 for two days, 200 today. are we getting close to niagara falls? >> i'm in new york today, chris. while i was here, i was talking to some business leaders.

. >>> michele bachmann's busy in the hawk eye state this weekend. she spoke to voters in iowa city this morning kicking off a three-day bus tour in the state. she kicked off her candidacy in iowa earlier this week. bachmann will speak in des moines tonight where a bus tour is wrapping up. also tonight, one more will join the republican field. michigan congressman mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid. >>> early fireworks in washington, d.c. this weekend. this morning in his weekly address, president obama took a shot at the gop and said tax loopholes that benefit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires an billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house. gop also hitting back today, right? >> absolutely. we're at july 2nd. one month

presidential candidate michele bachmann goes on the defensive after a negative story about her health and ability. did that story fail the journalistic ethics test? >> having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. >> and an end to an era, with no clear future for a u.s. role in space, if the media lost interest? and captain america is back. and the media raise questions about his politics. on the panel this week, talk radio news host ellen ratner, national review editor rich lawrie. jim pinkerton, fellow new american foundation and new york post columnist kirsten powers. i'm jon scott and fox news watch is on right now. ♪ >> a lot of people have different agendas, i think, in trying to build this hysteria. all our competitors in this country formally announced the consortium to try and stop us and caught us with-- >> the news corporation chairman rupert murdoch and james murdoch informing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating the news the world phone hacking scandal

. >>> why it may not be hot news, michele bachmann may have set a new standard by borrowing from fannie mae, the program she wanted to destroy. figure that one out. >>> and why so many people look down on politicians. by the way, this summer the politicians are making it very easy to do that. >>> we started with the latest, my favorite expert howard fineman editorial director for the huffington post media group and msnbc political analyst. tonight is a great time to do an espn get together with two political guys. we had jay carney on the other night, saying you've been through this a lot, chris. no, i haven't. i haven't seen anything like this, where the government of the united states is tottering on the edge of some kind of default, and these crazy people, most of them on the republican side, most of them not seeming to give a darn. i'm talking about the back benchers. howard, what do you see in that market dropping? it's dropped about 100 for two days, 200 today. are we getting close to niagara falls? >> i'm in new york today, chris. while i was here, i was talking to some business

michele bachmann. is website reporting she is taking medication for migraine headaches. abc news current brian ross tried to ask the congress woman about the headache deal and if it affected her work on the hill. >> i asked her about the votes and she wouldn't answer a question. she read a statement and walked away and i attempted to ask her that question have you mistuned congressional votes because of these migraines and a the staff came up and pushed me away. >> bill: not good. you may remember back in 2008 i your humble correspondent had a similar situation when a guy working for then senator obama did the same i tried to ask a question. >> don't block the shot. get him out of there. >> get him out of me. >> we have a right to be here to shoot the shot. >> hey, senator. >> yeah, that is really low class, pal. really low class. and everybody in the world will see it. senator, a word, please. senator, a word, please. senator, we came all the way up to see you. senator. a word. >> let me shake your ha

let me ask about michele bachmann. i think it's interesting, one thing she has done here, positioned herself such that what you say, mitt romney's the better choice, or she's not serious -- every one of those spins into the story that says, you see how much i'm the right person for you? because the whole establishment is against me. >> yeah. she's obviously appealing to the populist strain within the party. >> enough that she could win the nomination? >> i think it's a difficult road for her, honestly. i think if you look past iowa and perhaps a couple of other states that have traditionally selected the most conservative candidates that have been in the yield, then the path to victory becomes challenging. could she do it? is she up to the job? is she a smart woman? does she have charisma? she has those things. she's nobody's fool. it's not -- i don't think it's a flash in the pan as steve would say. i think she's a real candidate. i just think in terms of having the credentials, the background, the gravitas, having be

michelle, are there things that we don't know about michele bachmann that we're going to find out? >> i think that we are slowly finding unite just how extreme both of them are and how rooted they are in a fundamentalist sub culture, but is probably not a minority among the republican party, it's foreign to much of the united states. some of this really vitriolic language they've used about gay people -- michele bachmann in one of her speeches in 2006 talked about melissa etheridge's breast cancer as perhaps an opportunity for her to rethink her sexuality and turn toward spiritual things. for many years, michele bachmann has built her career on gay bashing, basically, particularly on opposition to gay marriage. >> do you think she'll continue on this path now that she's getting on a higher level of visibility and her name recognition continues to grow? >> i think that she has nothing to gain by stressing that aspect of her ideology on the public stage. there's absolutely no doubt that if god forbid she did become president of the united states, she would pursue that agenda vigorous

that has come michele bachmann's -- way because of a -- a backhanded criticism that has come michele bachmann's way because of preferences to god. >> she quoted the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson. >> how she came to her faith and the experiences she has said, not critical of the president. i think it was appropriate under the circumstances where she was to talk about what she talked about. >> also, a large percentage of the people she wants to reach in this caucasus are like-minded. >> mike huckabee did very well with that same constituency. >> speaking of gov. perry, i think the only thing holding him that is good he raise the money and put the infrastructure in place at this date? there is an undercurrent of bad blood between the perry forces and the forces of george w. bush. since this is "inside washington" we should not fail to mention that. >> in terms of the money, the president could rise up to $60 million. i wonder if at some point the american people get fed up? >> i think a certain point, diminishing returns. it will be a referendum on obama, unless a nut is

we will look at numbers and what >>> why it may not be hot news, michele bachmann may have set a new standard by borrowing from fannie mae, the program she >>> and why so many people look down on politicians. by the way, this summer the politicians are making it very easy to do that. >>> we started with the latest, my favorite expert howard fineman editorial director for the huffington post media group and msnbc political analyst. tonight is a great time to do an espn get together with two political guys. you and me. we had jay carney on the other night, saying you've been through this a lot, chris. no, i haven't. i haven't seen anything like this, where the government of the united states is tottering on the edge of some kind of default, and these crazy people, most of them on the republican side, most of them not seeming to give a darn. i'm talking about the back benchers. howard, what do you see in that market dropping? it's dropped about 100 for two days, 200 today. are we getting close to niagara falls? >> i'm in new york today, chris. while i was here, i was talking to some bus

ned california writes michele bachmann is in the brain dead zone. she's popular because she spreads and keeps hate alive. and what a hypocrite. her family accepts farm subsidies, and she and her dear hub both take socialized monetary help from our pockets just to keep his psychotherapy business afloat. she is no good. dan, says, if the twilight zone is a hate-filled place of appalling ignorance then, yes, she and her husband have the nicest house there. how can someone who thinks they are qualified to lead our nation and purports to be so pro constitution so readily demonize and deny basic equality to any segment of the american public? if you want to read more on this, go to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. >> quickly, jack. that statement of human right campaign, criticized michele bachmann and in criticizing her that there was a target-rich environment from which to criticize her. >> yes. they plan to go back and explore her record on the subject. obviously this vow that she signed, this -- put together by this conservative group out in iowa which

that has come michele bachmann's -- way because of a -- a backhanded criticism that has come michele <+bachmann's way because of preferences to god. >> she quoted the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson. >> how she came to her faith and the experiences she has said, not critical of the president. i think it was appropriate under the circumstances where she was to talk about what she talked about. >> also, a large percentage of the people she wants to reach in this caucasus are like-minded. >> mike huckabee did very well with that same constituency. >> speaking of gov. perry, i think the only thing holding him that is good he raise the money and put the infrastructure in place at this date? there isn unrcurrent of ba ood between the perry forces and the forces of george w. bush. since this is "inside washington" we should not fail to mention that. >> in terms of the money, the president could rise up to $60 million. i wonder if at some point the american people get fed up? >> i think a certain point, diminishing returns. it will be a referendum on obama, unless a nutis nomin

it fries my bacon that the worse criticism of michelle bachmann gets headaches. good grief the presidency is a headache. you can see she has unfailing energy and hardly seems incapacitated . i get so tired of the saint was journalism demanding to see the medical records of a female presidential candidate because i staffer who couldn't keep up with them. that is losing one headache and only people i have less use for with someone who does that to a former boss is the gum shoe reporter who usually smells a story. what he usually smells is his own self. brian left on the stage to confront and demand that she answer his questions and got upset when the staffers treated him like the incontract jerk he can be. being on the receiving end of his brand of reporting, i realized that he is less the cause of a headache for michelle bachmann and more a pain in the other end of one's anatomy. reporters have a right to ask questions but not demand answers to questions and invade personal space. no candidate is allowed to have a gun pointed to their head. they are free to write

>> jon:, got to say, of all my issues with michele bachmann's brain... [laughter] migraine's not even top 20. but who are we kidding? we know who the clear front-runner is. $18 million raised, mitt romney is the king of the jungle. he's the super predator of the race. he's the republican's leader. back-up weekend gretchen thinks there may be one big difference between romney. >> i think he could get a lot of money from that. >> big time. >> romney obviously not being a christian. >> jon: what? someone get that woman to book a mormon. really, ? can't get in until february 2014? wow, that thing is doing well. well, i'm sure back-up weekend gretchen's producers will point out the fallacy of her reasoning during the next commercial break. >> during the 6:00 a.m. i mentioned that mitt romney was not a christian. he is a member of the jesus christ of latter-day saints church, and that church does consider its members christians. >> jon: oh, and one other thing, time for lutherans to [bleeped] or get off the pot. reformation is over. you're in or you're out. yo

michele bachmann's doctors say she can deal with the headaches, can she handle the mainstream media. >> we knew it would be like this, but it's worth it. >> the republican presidential candidate goes one-on-one with the governor and our closest ally in the middle east. >> and the one country where you have wall to wall americans-- >> under constant threat from neighbors. >> this is the country of size of new jersey, can you imagine rockets pounding new jersey city. >> do israelis feel like we have their back? president benjamin netanyahu with a huckabee exclusive. plus, they may be small in stature, but big on talent. back by popular demand. the sleepy band banjo boys. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applause]. [applause]. >> thank you, thank you very much. great audience. welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. well, some nut group called freedom from religion has their antenna up because the governor of texas is calling for a day of prayer. now, even though taxpayers aren't paying for any of it, this group is suing to stop it. look, it's one t

. >>> also, does michele bachmann have migraines? is it fair to question her fitness? or she fb may be debilitated for days at moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and speaker boehner were about to close in on a major deal that would enact substantial spending cuts and seek future revenues through -- the administration on wednesday night notified top members of congress that an agreement between the president and mr. boehner could be imminent. but white house spokesman jay carney was quick to knock down the story. let's listen. >> the breaking news reports you all have probably received is incorrect. there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are obviously -- the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress, as well as other members, and exploring the possibility of g

i think that they are not hoping for michele bachmann. i think they are afraid of mitt romney. >> bill: i wrote a column and it will be out tomorrow that -- and this could be -- this is speculation which i usually don't do but it is educated speculation that the democratic party hates sarah palin so much that they are using michele bachmann to hammer palin because they know there is not room for both of them. so they are boosting up congress woman bachman to just make sure that sarah palin doesn't get in the race. >> when barack obama goes to sed at night if he says prayer one of them is for sarah palin to be the republican nomination. >> bill: it is not barack obama. don't you agree with me that the person the de democrats and liberal americans hate the most is sarah palin. she replaced george w. bush. >> and she is kind of for the left wing what hillary clinton was for the right. >> so it is personals. >> i think sarah palin in a broader sense is locked into a virtual primary with michelle balk map. every time we hear bachman speak we s