for michele bachmann. but i will tell you, ron paul, you know, he's -- on a college campus here and he gets an awful lot of hoots and hollers and applause and, you know, although agree with kate the pundits won't think very much of it should he win, you definitely get a sense of energy around him as well. >> what roll does someone like him, kate, not going to win the nomination play in a process like this? >> you know, it is really hard to say. ron paul is the godfather of the tea party movement. he is very much pushing the party to talk much more at the constitution, much more about -- if we listened to the receipt wick we are hearing in washington now -- >> it is coming from him. >> it is. it is this -- you know, government down to its bare bones. government down to the most bare responsibilities. that's come from ron paul in 2007. we are looking at that and has been saying this for four years. particularly since he ran the last time. >> let us not forget, ' --' 8. '88, he is consistent. >> kate, it is g

. >> and michele bachmann says exactly what michelle obama said about america and no one noticed. >> you have restored in me my faith in america. >> this is a big deal. >> for the first time in my adult life, i am proud of my country. >> it's unbelievable she would have said that. >> she said it twice. >> i'm proud of my country, i don't know about you. >> major controversy. >> i am rick perry, and unlike barack obama, i will [ bleep ] out of america. >>> good evening from new york. i am melissa harris-perry. president obama offered some pretty helpful advice to rick no relation perry. he said this isn't like running for governor, running for senator, running for congress, and you've got to be a little more careful about what you say. pretty easy to understand, when you're running for president, you're being recorded, recounted, and fact checked. no statement you make will go unvetted by media and the voters. this morning, rick perry responded to the president. >> you know, yesterday president said i needed to watch what i say. i just want to respond back, if i may, mr. president, ac

that's the reason michele bachmann asked for it. it's true in every other community around the country that has benefitted from the line item for hiring cops. reinstate that across the country. do not tell me republicans would object to that, republicans have asked for it, even if they did only ask for themselves. they say politics is the art of the possible, beltway has been saying for more than a year that any political action to save the economy is impossible because republicans will just not allow it, but we as a country have been through four huge shocks that should have changed everybody's perception about what is possible right now. we learned the recession we are trying to crawl out of now was even worse than we originally thought it was. we came within a whisker of defaulting on our debt because of the flirtation with default, credit rating was downgraded and now the market looks like this every other day or so. we've absorbed these dramatic shocks in just the last two weeks. anybody who tells you about what's possible and

michele bachmann came in first. she was follow by texas congressman ron paul with a very strong showing. you see the results on the screen. then the former minnesota governor tim pawlenty came in third. and rick santorum took fourth place. herman cain took the number five spot. >> and here where it gets a bit interesting. coming in sixth is texas governor rick perry. he wasn't on the ballot. all his support came from write-in votes. he beat the man who many have called the overall front-runner in the case. that's mitt romney. he came in seventh. his name was on the ballot. he came in ahead of newt gingrich. and eighth place jon huntsman placed ninth in the poll. coming in last, michigan congressman mccotter who i suspect most people didn't know was running at this point. >> i want to read this. ron paul tweeted, we won an historic number of votes in iowa today. exclamation point. 27.6%. then he has a link to i guess the results. and then everyone, the straw poll and all. that he said just now. so he is excited. he i

what michele bachmann -- not michele bachmann. but what tea partiers said in 2010 is identical to what was said in 1994. everybody talks about how much the republican party has changed and gotten more radical and right wing. what i hear them saying on the trail is the same thing we were saying which is less government, less taxes. >> i'm not saying that. i'm not saying the republican party is more radical and right wing. >> you said i couldn't win back in my district. they're saying the same thing today i've been saying for 16 years. >> you have to understand the ronald reagan we knew on the day he left his office, would have a hard time in this republican primary in 2011-2012. >> is disagree. >> i'm telling you philosophically, this party is sorting out a lot of the transition from reagan to right now. michele bachmann resonates -- >> you have to see where we are right now. we're in august. >> it resonates. >> we're in august of 2011 which was identical -- >> it resonates because it's a represe representation of big government. i

>> look, michele bachmann's camp was very happy the question was asked. they said on record they felt it was an opportunity. all of those -- it sounded like men, booing, they felt she had been victimized. don't attack the woman, don't ask her a legitimate question. did they ask about newt gingrich's marriages? not to my knowledge, but i think if this is going to be a part of your politics, it's going to be completely fair to ask and we don't need to protect female candidates different from male candidates. >> irin carmon, you convinced me. thank you. >> thaing very much. >>> coming up, downgrade of u.s. debt helped make the economy look like a roller coaster this week. and no matter what you think of standard & poor's, and we don't think much of it, but they say about why they downgraded us tells something dangerous about our politics. >>> a news magazine cover provided some of the best in late night humor this week. friday funnys are coming up. >>> and standard & poor's has more to say about the downgrade. the short version, it's our politics. is more im

we all know michele bachmann has a loose relationship with the facts. whether it's about this country's founding -- >> how unique in all of the world that one nation that was the resting point from people groups all across the world, it didn't matter the kwler of their skin it didn't matter their language, it didn't matter their economic status. it didn't matter whether they descended from nobility or a higher class or a lower class. it made no difference. once you got here, we were all the same. isn't that remarkable? >> more about the role of the founding fathers in this nation's original sin and constant curse slavery. >> i think it is high time that we recognize tcontribution of or forbearers who worked tirelessly, men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> it should come as no surprise she continues the lie raising the debt ceiling congress gave president obama "a blank check" to spend $2.4 trillion. they said as fact, a lie she repeated to lester holt this morning on the "today" show. >> that yo

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i did time for tonight's truth i'm awarding tonight because to michele bachmann now we bash the right wing can go congresswoman and presidential candidate several times on this show but tonight she's just given us more firepower michelle has come out of a different view of most of the world than most people through her stance on slavery issues well it's troubling to say the least you know believe me let me present some facts here or when michelle made a few crazy comments of the founding fathers here in the us or its tirelessly to enslave slavery. we know there was slavery that was still tolerated when the nation began we know that was an evil and it was a school and a block and a stain upon our history but we also know that the very founders that wrote those documents and worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the united states and yet it's not really the truth the founding fathers george washington and thomas jefferson owned slaves and when the constitution was ratified in seven hundred eighty eight it stated that the slaves were three fifths of a person and the slavery issu

let everyone have their day and this was michelle bachmann's day . people wanted her to have her day and come and tryy to take the shine is too cute by half. governor perry, the game changes tomorrow and preseason was over. michelle bachmann got the win and it starts tomorrow and we reset the board and governor persewell in the game. >> mike: last time barack obama carried the state of iowa. what is your prediction, will he win regardless who the republican is. has he got a shot at winning? this is a president who hasn't had a great record in iowa. >> he started his movement in iowa and some take that as a responsibility to end his move iowa . given the economy and where it is going and where things are going in national defense, you are seeing a reflection of iowa being the balance of the rest of the country. he has a shot. we worked hard for george bush to win here in his reelecthaving a great candidate in the top of the ticket, this will make a difference. we can win this in iowa and i understand the destiny of the country is at stake. if we are g

there's michele bachmann there. about tomorrow night's event, michele bachmann was a late rsvp to the republican dinner after rick perry accepted it. he learned when she was invited to this six weeks ago she said the campaign wanted to make a conditional if they won the straw poll they would come. if they didn't -- blackhawk county didn't want the conditional and put it out to perry. bachmann accepted. they see who is in the way to get to romney. it is rick perry. >> rick perry has the evangelical support, conservative support. she has experience as a tax lawyer and congresswoman. he has experience for 26 years. >> 26 years in office. >> of course, the downside of that is that he has 26 years of consecutive office. unlike mitt romney, he can't say he has run a real business. and that is a very strong narrative right now, especially this year. >> steve king was pretty offended rick perry announced today. he said why not on friday or sunday. this is iowa. we do know iowa republicans are offended that rick perry steppe

you've got michele bachmann. >> right. congresswoman bachmann. part of our "meet the candidate" series. it's our opportunity to ask about her record and thing she said in the past. and what she'd do about this economy. >> thank you very much. we'll be watching. as we await the straw poll results, let's go to michael steele, bringing in nbc analyst and former republican chairman michael steele. michael, what is the value of the straw poll? >> the value is to make money. let's break it right down. the state parties love this because this is a chance where you're going to galvanize the political world's attention on a state, in this case, iowa. and you're going to raise a lot of money from it which is great because you put dollars to use for organizing and getting your grassroots together and active and out there. come next year's election. i think beyond that not much in my view. you know, you see straw polls where, you know, the person with the least chance of even coming close to winning the top prize wins that straw poll. and the realty then shi

bachmann actually starting look i know there are hundreds of better photos of michele bachmann out there and they went out of their way to find an unflattering sexism i don't know if it's sexism noticed or true. but it definitely was a bad choice now let's move on to some michele bachmann obviously is running for president michael moore has his own idea of someone you think should run for president take a look. michael have you actually had conversations with matt damon about. you know what i think. he's been. courageous and caring about him coming out and saying things that need to be said the republicans are certainly shown the way that when you run someone who is popular. you win. so basically he thinks that matt damon should be president instead. i don't agree with that you know i've heard some people thought i grew up maybe george clooney would make a good politician and he's just so much more of a likable character that day when i was just going to say there's no way i can spark matt damon other than the fact that i disagree with his stances but i'm george clooney all the way and f

below him, michele bachmann just under 7%. looks like those two guy, in the lead. >>> we'll be right back. so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free and save on refills at advaircopd.com. >>> welcome back to "hardball." texas governor rick perry, the hottest guy around, announced

>> congresswoman michele bachmann wins big in iowa. rick perry officially announces that he wants to be your president. >> i declare to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. [cheers] >> who has the advantage and what does this mean for the other candidates? we will hear from one of them. >> there is nothing wrong with america that can't be fixed. >> president obama begins his midwest bus tour talking to the folks about the economy. but, with his poll numbers hitting a new low, is it too late for the commander in chief? mary katharine ham and leslie marshall will analyze. >> we have it better than we have ever had it. >> warren buffet continues his campaign to get the rich to pay more. actor and economist ben stein has a few thoughts of his own. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> laura: hi, everybody, i'm laura ingraham in tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us. let's get right to our top story. it was a busy weeken

that's a (bleep)y picture of michele bachmann. and clearly not an accidentally bleepy picture of michele bachmann. because you can say a lot of things about michele bachmann-- a lot of things-- (laughter) but here's what you can't say about michele bachmann: that she is not photogenic. i mean, look at her. here she is inside. here she is outside. jesus, that could be a shampoo ad! (laughter) here she is screaming into a bullhorn and making it look attractive. (laughter) my point is you've got to go pretty far out of your way to find a crappy photo of michele bachmann. and you did. (laughter) why? >> in a statement, "newsweek" editor tina brown said michele bachmann's intensity is galvanizing voters in iowa right now. and "newsweek's" cover captures that. (laughter). >> jon: no, no. no it doesn't. that's not a "i'm galvanizing the voters in iowa" picture. i look at that picture and think "isn't that a little soon to be doing a female remake of the 40-year-old virgin"? (cheers and applause) that's not a nice picture. i mean, i get i

below him, michele bachmann just under 7%. looks like those two guy, in the lead. >>> we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." texas governor rick perry, the hottest guy around, announced he's running for president adding a jolt to the republican appeal, i'd say. the campaign's first video. people say it's great. here it is from his website. >> record debt and the president's refusal to control spending led to our nation's credit rating being downgraded for the first time in history. but hope is on the horizon. not the empty rhetoric of hope, but a record that gives us hope. that leader, rick perry. america's jobs governor. rick perry learned the values of hard work and patriotism, faith in god and the son of farmers in paint creek, texas, he wore the uniform of our country as an air force captain. piloting c-130 aircraft around the globe before returning to the family farm, marrying his high school sweetheart anita and starting a family. >> hard to beat that one. rick perry appealing nationally and is he now the c

but we have rick perry as well and now michele bachmann. let's not count out john huntsman though. >> jon: what? john huntsman? huntsman got 69 votes. if all of john huntsmans sporters met at the same ames iowa restaurant the fire marshal would say, that's fine. no problem. there's still some tables open in the back. huntsman was the only mormon running in the straw poll, and he came in second amongst mormons. and by the way this pretending ron paul doesn't exist for some reason has been going on for weeks. >> a new gallup survey showing rick perry running second to mitt romney knocking down iowa favorite michele bachmann to fourth. >> jon: behind who? fourth behind who? how did libertarian ron paul become the 13th floor in a hoe hotel? why... what's wrong with... he is tea party patient zero. all that small government grass roots businesses he planted that grass. these other folks are just moral majorities in a try cornered hat. ron paul is the real deal. fox news should love this guy. watch the disconnect between the debate moderators at

they don't want michele bachmann. they really worry about michele bachmann and her able so all of a sudden perry is left, the field is left for perry to sort of surface in. so this guy like ronald reagan is very lucky and like ronald reagan has an unbelievable tefn coating so far as mark said. but we'll see what that spotlight does over the course othe next four weeks. >> rose: to romney, mark i have in front of me your grading of the debate last night. a minus for mitt romney. b plus for michele bachmann, pawlenty b. huntsman c plus, gingrich c plus, sanatorium you gave a c. ron paul you gave a c minus, cain you gave a c minus. romney, give us a sense of this campaign which is almost a stealth campaign with much focus on organization and money. >> romney has purposefully laid low. he's done very few events this year. extraordinarily few number of events. and he's purposefully focused on being in the conversation when it suits his purposes but not bein dragged into every little debate or even every big debate. the deb

below him, michele bachmann just under 7%. looks like those two guy, in the lead. >>> we'll be right back. as much as i can about a company before i invest in it. that's why i like fidelity. they give me tools and research i can't get anywhere else. their stock screener lets me search for stocks with more than 140 criteria. i can see what their experts are thinking and even call them to bounce an idea off of one of their investment professionals. a good strategy relies on good insight. if you wanted to learn more about a company, i think you'd actually have to be there. >>> welcome back to "hardball." texas governor rick perry, the hottest guy around, announced he's running for president adding a jolt to the republican appeal, i'd say. the campaign's first video. people say it's great. here it is from his website. >> record debt and the president's refusal to control spending led to our nation's credit rating being downgraded for the first time in history. but hope is on the horizon. not the empty rhetoric of hope, but a recor

some may go to michele bachmann. at the moment, given who is in the race, probably between parry and romani. one footnote. i would not rule out governor pawlenty has someone you could see on the ticket, as a vice- presidential pick. he is a successful governor from a purple or even a blue state as we like to say here in d.c. he has a good track record. he was on the short list for john mccain four years ago. host: keith appell mark mellman mark, rick perry entering the race. thank you both for being with us. a reminder for you can watch our coverage c-span.org online. , and our campaign coverage at campaign 2012. coming up next, the issue of homeland security and the threats here in the united states. getting more local efforts to find out who may be involved in potential acts of terrorism. later in the program, the 50th anniversary of the construction of the berlin wall. still ahead, as "washington journal" continues on the sunday morning, august 14. ♪iho >> watch more videos of the candidates. see what political

it appears to be ron paul's evening tonight. >> let's keep our focus with you michelle on michele bachmann and tim pawlenty. is this what democrats want to see? >> you know, i think democrats are more focused right now on president obama and what he's going to do and getting their own house in order and getting our own organizing going. certainly the other piece of this is keeping an eye on what's going on with the republican side and seeing how people are doing. the more to some degree -- unless you're a republican or a a democrat in an open field. the bloodier the primary, the better for us. that means, that sort of battle weary nominee who comes through there is going to have to shift gears very quickly and get into general election mode where president obama has had all the time to basically get his campaign in place. and in motion. sure, if they want to go ahead and tussle, we say go for it. >> robert, how do you think rick perry jumping into the mix affects the strategy of the other candidates? is there a buzz about them there yet? >> yes, there's no question about it. he's the eleph

michele bachmann, as far as i can tell, like allen keys, michele bachmann is making sense. her candidacy makes sense, there's a reason why more than a god fly, less than a contender candidacies are an important part why republicans run for president. one of the outcomes was him getting a tv show on the cables, which not only paid him, but helped him maintain his influence. he ran for president again in 2008 and runs for senate every time you turn around. he even moved to illinois to run against barack obama. running for office is a career strategy for allen keys. pat robertson ran for candidate in 1998. he came in second at the iowa caucuses, got lots of attention before parlaying all of that into all sorts of ways to make money and make his influence, his television empire grew. since then he has published about a dozen books, plus the thing about the diamond mine he owned with the dictator in liberia, plus his age-defying shake recipe that allows him to leg press 180 pounds whenever he wants. like allen keys, a very good thing for paul robertson's career, also good for mi

michelle bachmann got 4823 votes. that is interesting . the almost a tie. 4600 votes for ron paul and pawlenty -- 2200. i think there are three michelle bachmann won and that cements her position as a serious player . ron paul with very little money and a lot of organization. grass roots organization came in only 200 votes behind her and tim pawlenty, a distant third. he said if he finished, he would have to decide tomorrow whether to reark sess the campaign. i think he will have to reassess. >> i don't think he necessarily gets out. but not one he can be happy about. michelle doubled the total . ron paul doubled the total of tim pawlenty. he focused his campaign on a good result here in ames and he didn't get it. >> karen? >> i think he's going to have a lot of trouble holding his organization and keeping his talent and another thing he may want to think about preserving his viability for a running mate to who ever gets the nomination and all of those will be in his calculation going forward. >> and we are just received word that karl cam

bachmann handled well, what everyone else thinks, michele bachmann has clearly become something of a rorschach test in american politics today. brian? >> all right, andrea mitchell, at the iowa state fair. thanks. and our chief political editor and chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in des moines, iowa tonight. chuck, where does the gop stand now going into this crucial but again very early weekend? >> reporter: well, look, if it wasn't clear before last night, it is crystal clear today, thanks to the entrance of rick perry, mitt romney's front-runner status, the two minnesota republicans, michele bachmann and tim pawlenty believe that tomorrow's straw poll is the last chance for one of them to stay relevant in this presidential race. the mad dash to the republican straw poll in ames tomorrow brought many of the contenders to the iowa state fair today. >> it's hard to get things done to move this country in the right direction, i have done it. >> here's something they don't know about herrmann cane, i have been going against the odds all my life. >> we have to endorse a ve

michele bachmann, you know, has had a meteoric rise. whether she's able to translate that support i think is an open question. but we're focused on our campaign, not on hers. as it relates to this straw poll, you know, we've got ron paul who as far as we can assess has got a professional army of people aimed at winning straw polls working on his behalf and michele bachmann has seen a surge of support. we are focused on meeting people and as people meet tim pawlenty and hear about his record, they like him. we're excited about where we sit. >> where do you have to place? do you have to place third or fourth in order to stay in the race and not risk all your money drying up? >> look, this is an important moment for us, obviously we need to show progress and i think there are a lot of different scenarios that can unfold. i'm not going to engage in kind of prehandicapping the result before the votes are being cast and counted. frankly, there are a lot of people who are still engaging, being talked to as we speak here now, who are thinking a

but it's why these sorts of things favor a ron paul, or a michelle bachmann. the people that ignite sort of fierce loyalty and real passion. >> can't go anywhere without seeing a ron paul sticker. i saw a guy with a tattoo on his forehead. this is big breaking political news here today on cnn. iowa straw poll is supposed to be the main event for republicans. some might say the real action happened today in south carolina where texas governor rick perry announced he is joining the race. so we go now to jim acosta standing live in charleston. what was the reaction in the room? >> reporter: don, it was a strong reaction. we talked to several republicans after this speech who said this is the speech that conservatives have been waiting for and, you know, rick perry i think took a look what was happening in ames and said i'll see your fried butter on the stick and raise you shrimp and grits. south carolina is just as important, as an early voting state as iowa and new hampshire. so he made a big impression on voters here kicking off his campaign, announcing he's ru

basically we have seen michele bachmann double down in desperation. she has been apparently unable to explain exactly how she would do what she says she will do. what do you make of it? >> well, you know, ed, the full story, of course, she also says she's going to get the price of a loaf of bread down to 15 cents and the price of a candy bar to a nickel and the price of going to a movie to 25 cents. ed, i might vote for her. look, it's crazy. she is delusional. nobody has asked her how you are going to do this? she doesn't have a plan to do this. she also won't admit, as you and bernie point out, here's what gets me. i have to say. here's what's sad and stunning is that bernie sanders is not being taken seriously as a presidential candidate today but some people are taking michele bachmann seriously. that's how low politics has sunk. >> all bernie has to do is announce he's thinking about it the he'll have plenty of support, i guarantee you that. are we witnessing, bill, possibly, and i think we are the beginning of the end for michelle bachmann. the