because and this is true -- according to the fbi's phone records, eliot spitzer called a prostitute in the car right after leaving my studio. >> that was funny. not for the 23 agents and military people involved. this is an alleged incident. does this surprise us? i'm joined by author jeffrey robinson. former marine scott camille and holly hughes. and joining us in here in atlanta is gentleman mall anderson. are we surprised by this? should we be? >> i don't think there's any surprise at all. >> that simple. why? why do you say that? >> well, from my experience in war, taking pictures with people that we killed to show we killed those people was common practice. >> okay. i'm talking about the secret service here. about the secret service, not about the afghanistan pictures. agents accused of buying sex this week. i'm wondering if you feel we should be surprised by this? >> i don't have an opinion. >> yeah. okay. >> i don't -- >> let's move on. let's talk to jeffrey robinson. you write about these things. what do you think? >> yeah, you should be surprised. shocked. this is behavior tha

according to the fbi's phone records, eliot spitzer called a prostitute in the car just after leaving my studio. >> that was funny. not for the 23 people involved. does this surprise us? i'm joined by author jeffrey robinson. former marine scott camille and holly hugs. and jamaal anderson joins us here, too. are we surprised by this? should we be? >> i don't think there's any surprise at all. >> that simple. why? >> well, from my experience in war, taking pictures with people that we killed to show we killed those people was common practice. >> okay. i'm talking about the secret service here. about the secret service, not about the afghanistan pictures. agents akuds of buying sex this week. i'm wondering if you feel we should be surprised by this? >> i don't have an opinion. >> yeah. okay. >> i don't -- >> let's move on. let's talk to jeffrey robinson. you write about these things. what do you think? >> yeah, you should be surprised. shocked. this is behavior that is unacceptable. totally unacceptable by the secret service. they're briefed to know better. they're overseas, representin

viewpoint with eliot spitzer go time on that! ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer. this is viewpoint point. the fighters are in the ring. the battle for the presidency is already getting down, dirty and ugly. presumptive republican nominee mitt romney lashed out against president obama as he addressed the national republican committee in arizona painting the president of the united states almost as an ain't american apologist against american values. >> i will not apologize for success at home and i will never apologize for american greatness abroad. [applause] >> it's a recurrent theme in the campaign. barack obama isn't a real american. >> he doesn't understand the economy. he doesn't understand what it takes to get jobs for the american people. we don't divide america based upon success and wealth and other dimensions that have nature. we're one nation under god. >> and the rhetoric can be pretty wild on the other side as well. california senator barbara boxer not holding anything back as she attacked romney as the ain't woman candidate. >> i got to say as a woma

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>this show will be unique because we will not settle for the easy answers. we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> so, david cheney is one of thsecret service supervisors ousted because of the colombian prostitution scandal. but it turns out this was not the first time that mr. cheney was checking out women. it turns out he was part of the security detail for sarah palin back in 2008. and he put up these pictures of her and him during the proceedings back then, and you can see he was checking her out. he was the one putting this up on facebook. then he says in the comments, i was really checking her out if you know what i mean. yeah, moron, we know what you mean. keep your eyes on the crowd. you're supposed to be protecting her, not checking out her backside. unreal. so sarah palin just fired angry. she goes on fox news. >> this agent who was ridiculous in posting pictures and comments of checking someone out. check this out. you're fired and i hope his wife kicks his okole and

viewpoint with eliot spitzer go time on that! ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer. this is viewpoint point. the fighters are in the ring. the battle for the presidency is already getting down, dirty and ugly. presumptive republican nominee mitt romney lashed out against president obama as he addressed the national republican committee in arizona, painting the president of the united states almost as an ain't american apologist against american values. >> i will not apologize for success at home and i will never apologize for american greatness abroad. [applause] >> it's a recurrent theme in the campaign. barack obama isn't a real american. >> he doesn't understand the economy. he doesn't understand what it takes to get jobs for the american people. we don't divide america based upon success and wealth and other dimensions that have nature. we're one nation under god. >> and the rhetoric can be pretty wild on the other side as well. california senator barbara boxer not holding anything back as she attacked romney as the ain't woman candidate. >> i got to say as a wom

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>this show will be unique because we will not settle for the easy answers. we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> so, david cheney is one of the secret service supervisors ousted because of the colombian prostitution scandal. but it turns out this was not the first time that mr. cheney was checking out women. it turns out he was part of the security detail for sarah palin back in 2008. and he put up these pictures of her and him during the proceedings back then, and you can see he was checking her out. he was the one putting this up on facebook. then he says in the comments, i was really checking her out if you know what i mean. yeah, moron, we know what you mean. keep your eyes on the crowd. you're supposed to be protecting her, not checking out her backside. unreal. so sarah palin just fired angry. she goes on fox news. >> this agent who was ridiculous in posting pictures and comments of checking someone out. check this out. you're fired and i hope his wife kicks his okole an

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> that's something a dressage horse could dance to. >> announcer: stephanie miller -- >> myself used to be doable. >> what happened? >> i turned 30. [ laughter ] >> it is -- >> not true. women not girls rule my world i said they rule my world. i should write that down. >> 34 minutes after the hour. jim, guess who said as families feel pain at the pump we have to make sure it's not excessive speculation. i applaud the president. who said that. >> alfred e newman. >> no represent give diana [ inaudible ] from the great state of colorado. >> good morning. >> just don't put me in the same sentence with eric cantor. >> that's a harsh sentence i must say. >> you went on to say now is the time to crack down and give americans confidence that high oil prices a

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. ♪ >> on your radio. on t.v. the bill press show new on current tv. >> here we go, 12 minutes now before the top of the hour. vicky soto victor i can't defrancescto. from the university of texas in the next hour. talk about whether or not marco renew rubio really is the leading spokesperson for latinos in this country today. she is of a different opinion. we will find out. now in stud yo with us joe williams covers the white house for politico and john nichols covers washington for "the nation" magazine. gentlemen, great to see you. i want to come back to, whether -- we could talk about romney forever. but not to beat the hilary rosen flack again. the violence foragainst women is up for reauthorization. one would think that it would -- >> no-brainer almost. >> not that big a constituency for violence against women. >> 1994, joe biden writes this. it passes overwhelmingly been reauthor

"viewpoint" with eliot spitzer is next. ♪ [ theme music ] ♪ >>> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, this is "viewpoint." it was fun four months for democrats, and especially president barack obama. watching the gop debates was a lot like having a front row seat at the roman coliseum with a bunch of mismatched glad aidtors taking their whacks at the only possible survivor mitt romulous. that was last week now the president finds himself in a dead heat with romney and hoping for a white house welcome next year like the one he gave this year's college football champions earlier today. >> it is my pleasure to welcome the alabama crimson tide back to the white house. [ cheers and applause ] >> and congratulate them on winning their 14th national championship, their second in three years. >> what does the president have to do to regain his mojo turn the race in his direction and win his second championship in four years? former governor romney tries to boost his chances with the vice presidential pick that would satisfy tea party conservatives without driving off the independent voters. at the

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. >>> all right. we're back on "the young turks." michelle malkin was on sean hannity's show and her theory was republicans have been too nice to president obama. this ought to be good. >> somehow obama is more likable than any republican and somehow he is a nice guy. i hate hearing this from mitt romney. he has got to get this talking point out of his mouth. barack obama is not a nice guy, he [ inaudible ] brutally with the right, brave republicans who have been calling him to the carpet on all of the disgusting corporate corruption that has rained. >> i hate it when anyone calls anyone nice especially a democrat! you weren't mean enough michelle, i couldn't tell. let's watch what john boehner's interpretation was. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> god he looks like he was brutallized by presid

"viewpoint" with eliot spitzer is next. ♪ [ theme music ] ♪ >>> good evening i'm eliot spitzer, this is "viewpoint." it was fun four months for democrats, and especially president barack obama. watching the gop debates was a lot like having a front row seat at the roman coliseum with a bunch of mismatched glad aidtors taking their whacks at the only possible survivor mitt romulous. that was last week, now the president finds himself in a dead heat with romney and hoping for a white house welcome next year like the one he gave this year's college football champions earlier today. >> it is my pleasure to welcome the alabama crimson tide back to the white house. [ cheers and applause ] >> and congratulate them on winning their 14th national championship, their second in three years. >> what does the president have to do to regain his mojo, turn the race in his direction and win his second championship in four years? former governor romney tries to boost his chances with the vice presidential pick that would satisfy tea party conservatives without driving off the independent voters. at t

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. >>> all right. we're back on "the young turks." michelle malkin was on sean hannity's show, and her theory was republicans have been too nice to president obama. this ought to be good. >> somehow obama is more likable than any republican, and somehow he is a nice guy. i hate hearing this from mitt romney. he has got to get this talking point out of his mouth. barack obama is not a nice guy, he [ inaudible ] brutally with the right, brave republicans who have been calling him to the carpet on all of the disgusting corporate corruption that has rained. >> i hate it when anyone calls anyone nice especially a democrat! you weren't mean enough, michelle, i couldn't tell. let's watch what john boehner's interpretation was. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> god he looks like he was brutallized by pre

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ let's dance ♪ >> all right. rebecca is officially having a nervous breakdown. she was giving jim a lap dance. >> that was hot. [ screaming ] >> it's the 202 area code. go! 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. i think alan west is turning into a communist. >> yes. see what you did there. good morning, congressman. >> good morning, stephanie how are you. >> i know you only have a couple of minutes. but the gsa scandal, the secret service scandal. first of all are they having overkill on how many hearings we have had on the gsa thing. it seems to me republicans and democrats are equally outraged about this correct? >> there is nothing that washington likes better than a good scandal. >> right. there were two hearings, and there are two more hearings. tell us what happened. >> with respect to the gsa, one region -- there are

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eliot spitzer, go. ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, and this is viewpoint. is it possible that the public likes mitt romney more than the beam endorsing him? he's endorsements sound like what we used to call hostage endorsements. things you say when you have to, not when you want to. for example rep louie gehment i'm not excites as i am desperate. >> he has already won our nomination. he has earned it. he has proven himself the best number sneak who we could put forward. i'm just happy to sign on and help him. >> there's real enthusiasm. with endorsements like that you might not have guessed that this race has been turned on its ear in the last 48 hours. romney is in a statistical dead heat with the president. take a look at "the new york times" poll. all tied up at 46%. joining me now from washington, d.c. is jordan lieberman, managing director of campaign grid and here in new york, executive director of the american values constitution, alexis mcgill johnson, and ben ben smith from buzzfeed.com. ben, let me begin with you you're the nonpartisan voice. what

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> all right, we have an excellent in-house power panel we have richard frequent contributor to the "huffington post," and michael michael is here. i love this power public. we're going to talk about income and equality. first of all, president obama said he's fighting for equality. >> the share of our national income going to the top 1% has climbed to levels we haven't seen since the 1920s. >> all right. so that's terrible. what are you going to do about it? i'm not sure a lot. let's compare bush to obama. what percentage of the money went to the top 1% when it came do growth? under bush, 65%. under obama 93% of economic recovery benefits went to the top 1%, and then when you look at the bottom, the poverty rate, that is not encouraging news, either. 1

eliot spitzer, go. ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, and this is viewpoint. is it possible that the public likes mitt romney more than the beam endorsing him? he's endorsements sound like what we used to call hostage endorsements. things you say when you have to, not when you want to. fo rep louie gehment i'm not excites as i am desperate. >> he has already won our nomination. he has earned it. he has proven himself the best number sneak who we could put forward. i'm just happy to sign on and help him. >> there's real enthusiasm. with endorsements like that you might not have guessed that this race has been turned on its ear in the last 48 hours. romney is in a statistical dead heat with the president. take a look at "the new york times" poll. all tied up at 46%. joining me now from washington, d.c. is jordan lieberman, managing director of campaign grid and here in new york, executive director of the american values constitution, alexis mcgill johnson, and ben ben smith from buzzfeed.com. ben, let me begin with you you're the nonpartisan voice. what do you t

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> all right, we have an excellent in-house power panel we have richard frequent contributor to the "huffington post," and michael michael is here. i love this power public. we're going to talk about income and equality. first of all, president obama said he's fighting for equality. >> the share of our national income going to the top 1% has climbed to levels we haven't seen since the 1920s. >> all right. so that's terrible. what are you going to do about it? i'm not sure a lot. let's compare bush to obama. what percentage of the money went to the top 1% when it came do growth? under bush 65%. under obama 93% of economic recovery benefits went to the top 1%, and then when you look at the bottom, the poverty rate, that is not encouraging news, either. 13

i found it ironic last night that eliot spitzer was interviewing people talking about these sorts of activities, and that cycle is going on and on. if you want to play a drinking game, you know, who wants to take bets of when we're going to have the first appearance of gloria allred? it's inevitable. i'm getting off the point a little bit here. but at some point i think it was around the time of the o.j. case where you had this confluence of a big public figure, it was a juicy trial, and cable news was just becoming a force. it changed the environment in which we operate, at least criminal system operates. because it's not just cases anymore, it's entertainment. it's a whole media frenzy on big cases. and i don't think that's a very good thing, but that is the environment in which we operate. and lawyers have to deal with that now. >> a very good point. we have some questions from the audience. i'm going to ask the first one for paulette. in taking tony's essence, who he is as a trial lawyer, how does you tell that story in the book? paulette's book is for sale in the lobby and also

eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ that's what i like about you ♪ >> i don't like her. ♪ >> why yes, i am eating a sausage on live television. thank you. >> courtney in the control room says you have something in your teeth. a giant sausage. [ laughter ] >> it is still there? >> you are good. >> it will be there for months. are you kidding me? you need a forklift to clean your teeth. >> thanks, hal. [ screeching ] >> oh, hump days with -- >> still there? bbbbbbbb, still there? >> 1-800-steph-1-2, so i can talk to someone else. >> bbbbbb. >> all right. we are frolicking on hump days with hal sparks. >> uh-huh. >> 1-800-steph-1-2, the phone number. mitt romney sought ted nugent endorsement. >> it's not that being a mom isn't work, but everybody -- by the way, everybody who has a kid has to do that work. it's a life choice it's not a job -- >> and hilary rosen [ inaudible ] mit

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. [ man ] do you think a bottle cap would float on the top of that head? uhhhh... -i don't. -no. ♪ ♪ oh!, that's cool like i said. sweet mamasita [ koch ] a good head on a beer tells you that beer was made with a lot of malted barley. and that's going to deliver a lot of flavor. [ cannon ] a good thick rocky head -- that's really releasing a lot of the hop aroma. you taste the barley you taste the hops, feels bold. good head on a beer shows that you did your job right and it's going to add to the enjoyment of boston lager. >> it was tax day on the campaign front and elsewhere. voters want that to make sure their money is going for something useful. the budget deficit is actually the third biggest issue voters have. down at the bottom of the list are socia

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >>> all right. we have a great power panel for you guys today. jimmy dore writer performer of the off-broadway hit the marijuana logs? >> that's it. >> that's very appropriate. we should have had you on the last segment -- we should have you on every segment. and neil sorta. the first pop topic is alec and the success they have had. color of change and other groups fought hard to get alec to stop the discrimination laws. and guess what? shocking success. here is what alec said today. : >> don't worry alec will still do plenty of damage in the economic arena, but at least they are standing down on these issues, which of course has made bill o'reilly incredibly angry. >> the bottom line is -- is color of change does not want free speech. they don't want a

s phone records, eliot spitzer called a prostitute in the car right after leaving my studio. (cheers and applause) i just want to stay bonnie raitt, you've been warned. (laughter) find a legal outlet, hot yoga, whatever you girls do to blow off steam. (laughter) and conservative journalists for news max ron kessler knows who's to blame here. >> it really is just a symptom of the management culture about him, the president's secret service, which condones corner cutting and laxness. president obama continues to act as if really nothing happened. >> stephen: this is clearly the president's fault! we all know it's the job of the president to protect the secret service. (laughter) where the hell was he when those prostitutes came at them? (laughter) he swore an oath! he swore an oath! (cheers and applause) because now not only does america owe billions to china, we owe $47 to a colombian prostitute. (laughter) a prostitute your grand kids will have to pay for! (laughter) nation, if you look at the news, you know that republicans and democrats are at each other's throats again aft

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. i don't just talk about politics, i've lived politics. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>bringing you exactly what's happening in politics today by people who know what they're talking about. >>d.c. columnist and four time emmy winner bill press joins current's morning news block. >>i know what i'm talking about and i love it and i try to bring that to the show. >> there is a belief that it is the province of shady busimen and rich folks who set up offshore bank accounts and cheat on their taxes but largely people who we have never heard of. that belief is false. basically every major technologico company every major drug maker in the u.s. relies on the off-shore world for a very significant portion of its profits. >> that's a clip from the new doc

ttvb@b@b@b@b@ eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we will drill down on the day's top stories in search of facts that inform. ♪ ♪ i love the -- >> announcer: stephanie miller -- ♪ -- i've got to party on the disco, oh, yeah ♪ >> it is the "stephanie miller show," welcome to it. 23 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. if you have been watching me on current you have seen me eating my homemade chicken. lots of people have written they want the recipe. this is the most popular part of the show. could i have some recipe music please? thank you. what is the thing -- oh eggs -- little milk. some bread crumbs. the secret ingredient ladies and gentlemen, thyme. thyme. [ applause ] >> heals all wounds. >> do you use panko or regular bread crumbs. >> regular. you normally correct my pronunciation, now you are correcting my recipes. >> panko is really really crunchy. >> then you bake it at 400. >> you don't shake it -- >> no. >> then it's just bake. >> it's roll and bake. >> you just want t

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viewpoint with spitzer up next. ♪ >> good evening i'm eliot spitzer. this is viewpoint. mitt romney unburdened himself of some perspective presidential plans. and anticipation that he would share his plans with all of us dashed. instead, the former massachusetts governor made his remarks behind closed doors at a fundraiser with high donors. a couple of reporters overheard his backyard speech including he would eliminate the urban development. he would cut loopholes in tax deductions for the very wealthy including eliminating mortgage deductions for the second home and deductions for state income and property taxes. governor romney and wife ann had advice for the obamas with an exclusive interview. >> well, start packing. that's what i would like to say. obviously we have a very different view. >> i believe it's mitt's time. he is the person who can turn around this economy. it's our turn now. >> maybe not. the latest "washington post" "abc news" poll has president obama's favorable rating at a two-year high at 56% compared to 35% for mitt romney. and romney's lagging amo

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> all right we're back with the awesome power panel. actor, director, "huffington post" named her one of the 50 funniest women, which is an awesome distinction. god bless. she' developed an mtv series and a pbs animated series and an movie coming out about how the muslims are coming and ari is here. writer for the nation institute as well. great guests. now let's tell you what the topics is. we have high-end down he is for mitt romney and barack obama does it make a drinks? the former executive of marriott hotel chain just put out an e-mail telling the people who give to the romney victory fund, if you give above $50,000 you'll be able to attend a fancy--let hey read it to you. these donors will be invited to a special retreat with governor romney and

viewpoint with eliot spitzer up next. ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer. this is viewpoint. mitt romney unburdened himself of some perspective presidential plans. and anticipation that he would share his plans with all of us dashed. instead, the former massachusetts governor made his remarks behind closed doors at a fundraiser with high donors. a couple of reporters overheard his backyard speech including he would eliminate the urban development. he would cut loopholes in tax deductions for the very wealthy including eliminating mortgage deductions for the second home and deductions for state income and property taxes. governor romney and wife ann had advice for the obamas with an exclusive interview. >> well, start packing. that's what i would like to say. obviously we have a very different view. >> i believe it's mitt's time. he is the person who can turn around this economy. it's our turn now. >> maybe not. the latest "washington post" "abc news" poll has president obama's favorable rating at a two-year high at 56% compared to 35% for mitt romney. and romney's lagging amo

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> all right we're back with the awesome power panel. actor, director, "huffington post" named her one of the 50 funniest women, which is an awesome distinction. god bless. she' developed an mtv series and a pbs animated series and an movie coming out about how the muslims are coming and ari is here. writer for the nation institute as well. great guests. now let's tell you what the topics is. we have high-end down he is for mitt romney and barack obama does it make a drinks? the former executive of marriott hotel chain just put out an e-mail telling the people who give to the romney victory fund, if you give above $50,000 you'll be able to attend a fancy--let hey read it to you. these donors will be invited to a special retreat with governor romney, and

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. >> one of back magazines most promising clowns of 1958! [ laughter ] >> this is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it, 34 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. queen bee in tennessee, hi queen bee. >> hi y'all. >> how are you doing? go ahead. >> this is getting to be a habit with me. >> yes. >> i like it. i like it. [ overlapping speakers ] >> i have you on speed dial. >> what are you clarence thomas's wife? >> no. >> remember the magazine cover that depicted the president and first lady as pimp and hooker? >> oh, yeah. >> the first lady proved herself to be a lady by ignoring that. she rose above it and showed such poise. i think ann romney needs to take lady lessons from our first lady. >> yeah. exactly. al

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the bill press show. >> happy monday. it is monday, april 16th. this is the full court press coming to you live all the way across this great land of ours on your local progressive talk station and now on current tv. good to see you today, and welcome to the program. as we come to you live from our nation's capitol and welcome in studio to margaret tolleff who covers bloomberg news p margaret nice to see you. thanks for coming across town early this morning. a lot to talk about. the president coming back from colombia. it's one of the days we always get the president's schedule usually here going out to here, giving a speech, da-da-today, no public events scheduled. >> sleep unt

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eliot spitzer joins the new news network. >>we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious and not based on simplistic answers. >> all right, we're back on the young turks. apparently anna, you've already been proven right. >> we were talking about mitt romney and how he believes we shouldn't have any gun control because it's all about freedom. well jordy wagner and twitter sent me a press release from romney's office in july, 2004, and it says and again this is a press release from his own office that says romney signs off on permanent assault weapons baba >>>>ha trumpets. >> d't>>no k w. e h chang cngis mind md agaga h h smsms to have a knack for doing that. >> he only believes in freedom from varmints. >> who says i hunt rabbits. have you never watched bugs bunny? you set yourself up to be elmer fudd. >> hunting varmints. >> maybe he'd hunted it with a regular gun because he couldn't with an assault rifle. everybody needs to watch every single weekday 9:00 a.m. to noon stephanie miller's show. it is fantasti

. ♪ [ theme music ] ♪ >>> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, and this "viewpoint." mitt romney threw more red meat at the crowd today at the nra annual meeting than a zoo keep we are a pride of lions to feed. he backed an assault rifle ban. here's some of what he had to say. >> the president's assault on economic freedom begins with taxes, and his tax hikes. of course by their very nature taxes reduce freedom. and the president is now touring the country touting a new objection to on investment and the wealthy. bureaucrats are insinuating themselves in every corner of the country. they prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf, they keep coal from being fined. economic freedom hasn't been the only one of the obama administration's targets. our first freedom, our religious freedom has always been under attack. this administration's attack on freedom extents even to rights explicitly guaranteed by the constitution. the right to bare arms is so plainly stated that liberals have a hard time challenging it directly. instead they have been employing every imagi

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho, i'm walking on sunshine, woe ho ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good hey all right now ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ >> all right. all right. pipe down. >> i don't know if the cameras can catch our eyes watering over here. >> current viewers be glad that it wasn't come in scratch and sniff. >> what are you eating? >> pipe down. >> it's buffalo and broccoli. >> and garlic. >> it's healthy. ground bison. >> that's what you feed a sick dog. >> it is not. i have already gotten fabulous comments on my ensemble today. it's everything i love barack obama, dogs and hotfiremen. [ applause ] >> john fagelsang on his way in. sexy liberal, he is getting off of a

f ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> what i think about michelle had to do, when i think about my own mom, a single mother raising me and my sister, that's work. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: yeah, well, with all due respect, mr. president, your mom had a lot tougher than ann romney did but mitt romney says when i want to get in touch with average americans, who keeps me in touch with average american working class, working families, my wife, ann romney. she knows it all. no, she doesn't have a clue. bob is calling from new hampshire. what do you say, bob? >> caller: good morning. i've been watching your thing and just a quick note on the ann romney thing. i would personally love to find somebody here in northern new hampshire that's trying to raise five kids the

. ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer and this is viewpoint the g.o.p. trying to turn the war on william against the white house. after she criticized mitt romney's wife ann. what you have is mitt romney running around the country telling me my wife tells me what is economic issues and when i listen to my wife that's what i'm hearing, guess what? his wife has never worked a day in her life and she's never dealt with the kind of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing. >> the g.o.p. punched back saying rosen was going off stay at home moms and ann romney responded on twitter apparently the first time i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys, believe me it's hard work and romney countered rosen again this time on fox news listen. >> maybe i haven't struggled as much financially as some people have. i can tell you and promise you, that i've had struggles in my life. and i would love to have people understand that mitt and i have compassion for people that are struggling. >> hillary rosen tried to fight back tweeting a

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. >>> all right. we're bark on "the young turks." i'm about to prove to you that the country is fundamentally progressive in about a minute. first of all, washington post abc news poll. 81% of americans support direct diplomasy talks between iraq and iran. point number 2. 72% of americans support raising taxes on people with household incomes above $1 million. and that is the buffet rule. overwhelming majority of the country says tax the rich. don't go to war. poll number 3. '665% of americans support imposing mandatory controls on carbon dioxide emission. that is nearly two-thirds of the country. all of the propaganda against carbon emissions and cap and trade and all of that, and it didn't work. there was almost no defense of it, and it still didn't work. t

. ♪ >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer and this is viewpoint the g.o.p. trying to turn the war on william against the white house. after she criticized mitt romney's wife ann. what you have is mitt romney running around the country telling me my wife tells me what is economic issues and when i listen to my wife that's what i'm hearing, guess what? his wife has never worked a day in her life and she's never dealt with the kind of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing. >> the g.o.p. punched back saying rosen was going off stay at home moms and ann romney responded on twitter apparently the first time i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys, believe me, it's hard work and romney countered rosen again this time on fox news listen. >> maybe i haven't struggled as much financially as some people have. i can tell you and promise you, that i've had struggles in my life. and i would love to have people understand that mitt and i have compassion for people that are struggling. >> hillary rosen tried to fight back tweeting

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine, woe ho, i'm walking on sunshine woe ho, ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good, hey, all right now ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ >> it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it 6 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere, or stephaniemiller.com check it out. someone wrote a great letter they are very concerned for rebecca and her state of mind. >> oh? >> yes, someone has to be. [ laughter ] >> so, yeah obviously, we have a huge show. [ nbc "nightly news" theme ] >> george zimmerman charged with second degree murder today. >> uh-huh. >> this is a great story, he probably went a doedy in his pants, because now he'll pr

(vo) the former governor of ny eliot spitzer, joins the new news network. >>every night we will drill down on the days top stories in search of facts that inform. >> we don't stop until we get answers that are truthful, serious, and not based on simplistic answers. >>we're here because we're independent. ♪ >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. >> arrested and charged with second-degree murder, george zimmerman, spent last night in jail and is expected in court today to plead not guilty. hello, everybody. it is thursday april 12th. great to see you today. this is the bill press show the full court press coming to you live coast to coast on your favorite local progressive radio station and on current tv now and good to be with you on radio, on t.v. to tackle the big stories of the day. not story bigger of course, than finally, an arrest and charges filed in the george zimmerman case. it's what people have been asking for particularly the parents of trayvon martin, ever since february 26th. here we ar

and for that i am going to bring back in the host of current tv's "viewpoint," eliot spitzer, who like me is a former prosecutor and a former attorney general and governor of course. vites eliot, thank you for joining me. >> thrilled to be with you. >> i know you covered this but what is your take on second degree murder? is that the appropriate charge? >> absolutely. of course, we need to be cautious. we don't know the evidence. we don't know what has been turned up in these three weeks. given first degree murder premeditated murder was almost off of the table from the get-go. it was technically off of the table when special prosecutor said no grand jury. that was the only thing that was excluded jurisdictionally. depraved indifference, which is what we call it here in new york seems to be the right charge based on what we know. acting in a way that shows a complete lack of regard for human life almost a desire to act in a way that puts life at risk. >> that's what seems to have event weighted here. the guy pulled a gun and shot. >> i thought she did a good job at her press conference