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Congressman. but i did not -- >> tickle fights in the navy. ive never been in the navy, i dont know about tickle fights in the navy. >> let me show you something. >> youre going to show me tickle fights? >> im going to show you a lot more than tickle fights. can you imagine transporting back to this today? it looks like an orgy . >> what do you make of the whole tickle fight -- >> i dont remember any tickle fights. and listen, i dont know whether this fella needs media help or mental help. proba...

It seems fitting that "alice in wonderland" is number one in the box office. congressman eric massas departure from congress and what hes been saying about it today have a beyond the looking glass flavor to them. listen. >> now theyre saying i groped a male staffer. yeah, i did. not only did i grope him, i tickled until he couldnt breathe and four guys jumped only top of me. it was my 50th birthday. when four guys jump on you to wrestle you to prove youre 50 years old. anything can be called any...

Tickle fight -- >> i dont remember any tickle fights. i dont know if this guy needs media help or mental help, probably both. i think hes sort of a mess. in some ways hes become a political corpse. the best thing we can draw and put a sheet over him and move on. he does not have the goods in making this wild charge about the democrats forcing him out. >> arianna, is that your take, as well, that at the end of the day this is some temporary side show? >> oh, absolutely. im sure there may be anoth...

Wrestle you to prove youre 50 years old. anything can be called anything, larry, and what its all about is innuendo. its all about use language to destroy people. you know, i dont get to know who my accuser is, i dont get to know what the accusation is, i dont get to know any of that. and in fact, i never will because there is no ethics investigation because im not a member of congress anymore. i cant fight -- i cant fight that, represent my district, and run for re-election and the health care ...

Wedding in which you tousled somebodys hair, and then in an interview earlier today you acknowledged at your 50th partial-birth day party you groped a male staffer. what is this all about? >> well, when four guys jump on you to wrestle you to prove youre 50 years old, anything can be called anything, larry, and what its all about is innuendo. its all about using language to destroy people. you know, i dont get to know who my accuser is. i dont get to know what the accusation is. i dont get to kn...

Guest. the ethics investigation apparently stems from your behavior at a new years eve wedding in which you tousled somebodys hair, and then in an interview today you acknowledged that at your 50th birthday party, you groped a male staffer. what is this all about? >> well, when four guys jump on you to wrestle you to prove youre 50 years old, anything can be called anything, larry, and what its all about is innuendo, its all about using language to destroy people. you know, i dont get to know wh...

Media help or mental help, probably both. i think hes sort of a mess. in some ways hes become a political corpse. the best thing we can draw and put a sheet over him and move on. i think the critical thing is he does not have the goods in making this wild charge about the democrats forcing him out. >> arianna, is that your take, as well, that at the end of the day this is some temporary side show? >> oh, absolutely. im sure there may be another chapter to this when his accuser may come out and s...

And lisa bloom with us as well. lisa, bring us up to date on what we know about the investigation so far. >> police today said theyre going to continue their investigation. the incident happened allegedly on friday night. they interviewed roethlisberger then as well as the accuser and some witnesses now. this is an interesting situation, because there are a number of witnesses. they met at a nightclub, they may have gone to other nightclubs, so there would be a large number of witnesses potentia...

Fact that you have accusations from two women unrelated, obviously, and clearly accusations at this point. when there are two people involved here, what does that mean in terms of the impact they have on each other? >> well, i think in most peoples minds that slightly enhances the credibility of each of them. the case that was filed last year was dismissed by a lot of people because that accuser never went to the police. she filed a civil case and did that a year after the alleged incident. she ...

Or a target? >> hes both. the steelers were known as being a franchise with a pristine image, didnt get into any trouble, certainly nothing of this magnitude. at the same time he is a big target because hes a two-time super bowl championship quarterback. hes definitely a target because theres riches and fame. in the year 2008 he was paid $27.7 million. over the next few years hes going to average about $11.5 million in salary. people know that and as a result of that and him being a high profile...