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This down the throats of the american people and anyone who stands in the way of doing that is going to be smeared and they're going to be kicked out of congress. >> jon: the voice of former democratic congressman eric massa there, suggesting he was being forced out of congress as part after setup involving the white house. the drama played out in salacious headlines and television interviews. allegations that mr. massa sexually harassed male aides. the house ethics committee investigation began and the congressman tried to explain it all to glen beck. >> i am at fault. i own it, nobody forced...

Saying i've never met eric massa. >> jon: nor been in the gym with him, i hope. >> what's interesting to me, once the mainstream media kind of figured on the story line that he was a -- an obama bashing democrat, then they went to work on him. and then, so the atlantic monthly and the new york daily news started saying hey, he was a bad guy in the navy and stuff. you never saw that kind of opposition research against say kevin jennings, the gay safe schools are, or barney frank, the gay member of congress. only if there's somebody they don't like say by the way there's dirt on him from 20 year...

Man mat discontinued by the coast guard. it is really craze it here. you have pictures of from my house. i live right under the george, washington bridge looking at manhattan. manhattan is only a half away and it has been nuts. everybody has hunkered down. my wife and daughters are huddled around a candle. of course, they are looking at their computers on the battery. difficult conditions here. they think that by midnight eastern time and remember at 2 a.m. today you have to spring ahead and set your clocks ahead. the weather here really, really wild and crazy. you know, we have the flap over ...

No press! you want to know why the american public is sick, they're sick because they're not seeing the congressman seeing, the united states press is not covering the most significant issue of national importance and that's the laying of lives down in the nation for the service of our country is despicable, the national press corps right now. >> jon: judy, does the congressman from rhode island have a point? should the media have moved on and left massa alone? >> i'm sorry, i think the media have covered the important issues. you cannot ignore something like massa. maybe we concentrate on mas...

Whole tickle scandal. as usual, the daley show had some of the most graphic reporting and that. >> now, they are saying i groped a male staffer. i did. i tickled him until he couldn't breathe and four guys jumped on top of me. it's my 50th birthday. >> tell us what you o know, we have the rahm emanuel but maybe we start there. what specifically did he do? name names. tell us what you know. >> i was a congressman in my first eight weeks and i was in the congressional gym and went down and worked out and went into the showers and i'm showering headachessed as a. -- youngsters now