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a ton of hearsay -- >> it seemed like an audition tape that wasnt going well for her. >> she is an extremely junior low level aid, i dont think i ever had a conversation with her. >> the woman is living in fantasy land. she is a social climber. some whack job can say the stuff and get away with it, i hardly knew her. >> good morning, a disorderly july the 2nd, i am ali velshi. welcome to a special hour of velshi where we will dive into a close look at the week from the january six comm...

That debate stage. everybody laughs, everybody else laughs at that stuff, but that is where the base is. that is why liz cheney will probably not win next month, because this is where the base is. fox news is reflecting, and giving voice to that base as well. >> i have to ask you about, that with liz cheney, because i would like to remind people, you are not some softie liberal. you are not a conservative, you are hard conservative like liz cheney is. does it trouble you? does it saddening that ...

And kevin mccarthy says "swear to god." paul ryan then immediately says this is an off the record. no leaks, all right? and according to the transcript, there is nor laughter. and paul ryan says "this is how we know were a real family here." steve scalise says "thats how you know that were tight." then paul ryan says "whats said in the family stays in the family." paul ryans spokesperson brendan buck first chose to lie when asked abouthis report. he said that never happened. and then when he was...

Is all just a joke and we got the same message from kevin mccarthy. >> if you listen to it, it said everybody laughs. so you know it is a joke. there is nothing to it. no one believes it to be true. >> all right. adam wrote the story. he listened to the tapes. he joins us right now. adam, the $6 million question is was kevin mccarthy joking? you seaslistened. what do you think? >> it is a very serious conversation thats taking place before mccarthy makes that -- delivers that line. and you can s...

Mccarthy said "swear to god." then paul ryan continued "this is an off the record, no leaks, all right?" then he added, "this is how we know were a real family here." speaker ryans office says this was just a joke and today mccarthy also says it was just a joke. >> because if you listen to it, it says everybody laughs, so you know its a joke and thats all there is to it. no one believes it to be true. >> last hour i had a chance to speak to the reporter who broke this story, the "washington post...

This is what kevin mccarthy said about it this evening. >> did you listen to it? everybody laughs. you know its a bad attempt at a joke. and thats all there is to it. no one believes it to be true. from any straight stretch or form. >> joining us now, the reporter who broke this story, obtained that secret audio, adam entis. he writes about the national security intelligence for "the washington post". adam, we are unable to hear the recording apparently, but you have heard it. is there a reason ...

We often set up as dichotomies, i would actually argue that they are connected. to me, if you look at 1984, there was the question of the age issue. reagan had had a disastrous first debate in part because he was trying to correct not knowing enough facts. reagan was drilled with a number of facts and statics and reagan sort of lost his way in the first debate with walter mondale. everybody laughs, including mondale, and moves on without ever actually questioning the under lying fact of the fact...

Anticipation that on the other side of it, theres a real scarcity. when people look at their kids, right, there was a time in the post-war boom years when there was an expectation if you checked the boxes and did the right thing there was going to be a good sustainable middle class job and career and a possibility of a house and maybe a second home for your kid. right now i think theres a conception that parents have, its not wrong, theres a shrinking group of outcomes at the end of this process...

Air. i do tend to take the view that hes a comedian, so he gets more latitude. if hes going to put himself out there as a progressive and claim that he cares about womens rights, then yeah hes going to be held to that standard. people want to say that michelle bachmann and sarah palin are bimboes. hes just giving voice to what a lot of liberals say. they just dont say it on the air. i dont support them. i can tell that you is ridiculous. >> greta: he hides behind the comedian, everybody laughs. ...

>> greta: i heard him on a television show the other night lamenting about things happening to women in afghanistan. the conversation with the other person was surprising as well. nonetheless. >> you learn something new everyday. way that he seems to talk about at least sarah palin this isnt the first thing he has said about her that is offensive. what he said before was something we cant say on the air. i do tend to take the view that hes a comedian, so he gets more latitude. if hes going to pu...