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The studio, that was me. the surprising thing was, he said he didnt want to talk about it, so far so good. he walked off camera and then he comes back and threatens the guy. why didnt he just go have a drink or something, or go curse the reporter out or something? >> yeah, go kick the wall. >> something like that, and he didnt do that, i dont think he could have done it. there is an issue here about what personal resources he has to sort of fend off some of the most difficult parts of his job, h...

State of the union, i dont want to talk to you. >> when he said back to you in the studio, that was me. the surprising thing was, he said he didnt want to talk about it, so far so good. he walked off camera and then he comes back and threatens the guy. why didnt he just go have a drink or something, or go curse the reporter out or something? >> yeah, go kick the wall. >> something like that, and he didnt do that, i dont think he could have done it. there is an issue here about what personal reso...

Day in court, ill show you all. i mean, it does happen from time to time. there are a lot of people, you look at the charges and it swirls around for a while and sometimes it goes away. or its not as bad as people once thought. >> michael grimm has a new set of problems. i described this as a spectacle. now that that happened, whether or not michael grimm apologized for it, as to whether or not that behavior was worthy of some sort of censure or some sort of response from congress. he did threat...

You give me $250,000, and ill get you your hospital see, i need the money to fight these bribery charges. it all happened in an atlantic city hotel suite. the case is going ahead, hes looking at 30 years in prison. the charge is bribery to pay for the defense of the other bribery charges of which he was acquitted. first bribery charges acquitted. you want to talk about bribery around here, how about this guy? state senator at one point he was the leader of the democrats in the state. he ran for ...

Strategy not working very well. >> errol lewis for ny 1 news, caught in the middle of something just horrendous last night. my apologizes to your colleague who had to endure that. i know i didnt do it, but it made me feel sick for him. >> hes a tough guy, he needed a little sleep and shook it right off. >> good. well be right back, stay with us. so i tri ed depend so i last weekend. tri and it made the difference between hearing about my daughters gym meet, and being there. yeah! nailed it! un...

Democrat all this time. how do you get these local republican bosses to sign off? apparently in the bronx the republican party chairman there was going to need $25,000 in an envelope. he asked for 25 originally, they jawed it down and they got it down to a $15,000 bribe in an envelope. over in queens, it was the vice chairman of the republican party, he wanted $50,000 as his bribe, but he wanted it spread out so it wouldnt look so suspicious. he would take half up front and break down the other ...

On the b the republican party chairman in the bronx who demanded those bribes, he gets arrested. the republican party chairman in the queens he gets arrested. hes allegedly the guy who set up all the meetings and aranged all the broibs, hes the one that said the bribes should be paid in an envelope rather than a bucket? he thought he might be able to become deputy mayor of new york city or maybe a police commissioner like bernie. but if you want to understand the cesspool we are talking about he...

Response from congress. he did threaten to kill the guy in not as many words. i wonder if you feel like in that context, if the ethics charges, the previous problems that michael grim has had, are well understood. he said hes totally innocent. do you feel the way they get nutshelled now that people are focusing on him nationally is accurate? >> absolutely. hes got to answer these questions, you have as you said, a question about whether or not someone raised money from foreign nationals, thats a...

These are all congressmen from the same state. john sweeny, quite drunk, dressed up like the congressman he is, attending a frat part at union college in scanectedy, new york. as a committed representative of the people throughout the area where he lives and works, the congressman enjoyed the discussion he shared with the students from union college. the congressman was impressed with the energy and enthusiasm the students displayed, particularly on a friday evening. congressman sweeney was a co...

There are a lot of people, you look at the charges and it swirls around for a while and sometimes it goes away. or its not as bad as people once thought. >> michael grimm has a new set of problems. i described this as a spectacle. now that that happened, whether or not michael grimm apologized for it, as to whether or not that behavior was worthy of some sort of censure or some sort of response from congress. he did threaten to kill the guy in not as many words. i wonder if you feel like in that...