so they can guarantee their low prices. so, where to next? how about there? h-o-t-w-i-r-e. hotwire.com gretchen: good morning, everybody. it s monday, april 29, 2013. i hope you had a great weekend. thanks for sharing part of your monday with us today. i m gretchen carlson. let s talk about syria because they re using chemical weapons on their own people. now the world is watching and president obama promised that red line. so is it time for america now to get involved or not? should we be focusing on the economy instead? steve: meanwhile, remember this interview on 60 minutes ? lawmakers like nancy pelosi accuse evidence making money from insider trading. what i m asking is, do you think it s all right for a speaker to accept a very preferential, favorable stock deal and if you participated in the ipo and at the time you were
brian: even if 40% goes to the government. maybe more. thanks very much. straight ahead, coming up, a special performance on the plaza . . brian: what makes these teens so spectacular next look what mommy is having. mommy s having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could ve had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. [ male announcer ] pain not sitting too well? burning to feel better? itching for relief? preparation h offers the most maximum strength solutions for all hemorrhoid symptoms. from the brand doctors recommend most.
brian: conan was very funny. but it a headline tore follow the president of the united states. one other joke the president did, the president said, david axelrod works for msnbc, which is a nice change of pace, since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. gretchen: all right. so here is another story that another group, breitbart.com, was able to expose and has to do with the economy and the president playing golf. and how much time was devoted to both of those two things. here is their work for you. 976 hours, economic meetings, 474.4 hours. you can be the judge on how you feel about that. steve: you know what? the number of hours on vacation and golf may actually be low balled because the president is quoted as saying, when i play golf, i go for six hours. but this outfit that did it, the government accountability institute, which is nonpartisan, they estimated it at four hours.
plus, when you look at anything that they give the president credit for regarding the economy, if he was simply meeting with ceo s, they would say, okay. give him an hour there, even though it might have been stretching it. brian: 24 minutes before the top of the hour. some headlines. spy or pay up. a government task force reportedly looking to pressure companies into complying with wire tap orders. they would fine companies like facebook and google that don t let authorities intercept on-line communication. the fines would start at tens of thousands of dollars. critics say it s an attack on privacy and force american businesses overseas. supporters say it s necessary to catch terrorists and other criminals before they blow you up. gretchen: thanks but no thanks. that s the what army what the army is saying. taxpayer money devoted for the last two years on improving the abram tank. general ray, the army s chief of staff, says if he had a choice, he would have used the money in a
economy, pushing pennies, searching for jobs, all while believing in themselves and our country. our next guest says when it comes to president obama s economy, first get mad, then even. joining us right now, wayne allen root, laborer tearian vice president nominee and author of a book. obviously you didn t vote for president obama. first off, how do you survive? first thing we should take from your book? hey, brian, good to see you this morning. and first thing i want to mention is everything i m talking about is in detail at foxnews.com, opinion section. the article is up there. and the way you survive is stop complaining. don t just get mad, get even. and so you ve got to figure out ways to prosper on every move obama s going to make and it s pretty obvious he s going to spend, spend, spend and add to the debt and add to the entitlements. my book shows you an 18-point plan. brian: let s go over a few of