this about the atmosphere that i recall at abc news, it is not surprising to me that join kerry s wealth and the way he lived did not occasion much coverage or interest from the news media in 2004 just as the kennedy wealth never really occasioned any unfavorable references when the kennedy family was front and center in american political life. it s just the democrats with money look different to reporters in the mainstream media than republicans with money do. there s some taint that attaches in minds of republicans that doesn t attach to rich liberals. that romney vs. kerry example seems to be evident. bill: john kennedy s father made his money bootlegging, selling booze in prohibition, right? he amassed a fortune and then he did a number of other unsavory things, joseph kennedy. and then he passed down the money and in the form of trust funds and they own a lot of other things.
after i had gone but i will say this about the atmosphere that i recall at abc news, it is not surprising to me that join kerry s wealth and the way he lived did not occasion much coverage or interest from the news media in 2004 just as the kennedy wealth never really occasioned any unfavorable references when the kennedy family was front and center in american political life. it s just the democrats with money look different to reporters in the mainstream media than republicans with money do. there s some taint that attaches in minds of republicans that doesn t attach to rich liberals. that romney vs. kerry example seems to be evident. bill: john kennedy s father made his money bootlegging, selling booze in prohibition, right? he amassed a fortune and then he did a number of other unsavory things, joseph kennedy. and then he passed down the money and in the form of trust funds and they own a lot of
after i had gone but i will say this about the atmosphere that i recall at abc news, it is not surprising to me that join kerry s wealth and the way he lived did not occasion much coverage or interest from the news media in 2004 just as the kennedy wealth never really occasioned any unfavorable references when the kennedy family was front and center in american political life. it s just the democrats with money look different to reporters in the mainstream media than republicans with money do. there s some taint that attaches in minds of republicans that doesn t attach to rich liberals. that romney vs. kerry example seems to be evident. bill: john kennedy s father made his money bootlegging, selling booze in prohibition, right? he amassed a fortune and then he did a number of other unsavory things, joseph kennedy. and then he passed down the money and in the form of trust funds and they own a lot of
this is romney vs. gingrich, see if you can figure out something else. president reagan. gingrich exaggerates dropping reagan s name 50 times but in his diaries, reagan mentioned gingrich only once. reagan criticized gingrich saying newt s ideas would cripple our defense program. reagan rejected newt s ideas on leadership all right, michael? would that be the kind of stuff you would have researched and found out? sure, you would go back and look at those instances where he was named or mentioned and you re trying to paint that picture. you know, we don t paint the picture. we re the guys that supply the paint and but that is a good example of some of the stuff we do. it s a fascinating topic especially since we re right in the heat of it right now and there s so many accusations going around. thanks so much. thank you for having us. coming up next on fox & friends , what do two terrorists talk about when they sit down for dinner? you re about to find out.
into law in massachusetts. watch very closely. he has been all but counted out. he is ramping up like he exntses to be around for a long time, harris. he has got the money to do it. harris: what does this say about how republicans in washington see the choice between romney vs. gingrich. it s pretty remarkable. republicans have been desperate to find alternative to romney and gingrich has emerged at the right time to make a serious challenge. now republicans who served with him in congress or worked with him in washington or dealt with him around the country have begun reflecting on the experience in the past and a lot of them are panicking. not talking about it in large numbers yet. if they do newtemtum. harris: carl, i m glad you are on it? you bet. harris: 911 recording capturing the shear panic as a