michael shure, thanks for being here. stick around, we're going to be talking to you a little bit more. coming up next, we're going to be talking about -- we're going to get a visit from mother convenience magazine dark money reporter. that's like being the death star reporters for the star wars tribune, and then, is the south like america's uncle who gets drunk and shouts racist things at your cousins wedding? maybe it's time we stop inviting the south to our events. we'll look at interns generally doing things for which most people get paid. shh, don't tell them. it's wednesday in the war room and we are just getting started. stay with us. if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned g

he knew everything about michael shure. i don't know if he was working for the n.s.a. or using the force. mark compared mitt romney to whatever he compared him to, a star wars character, right? and everybody was like oh, my god, that's so interesting! there were at least 30 articles about that. >> i think that people -- >> people here freaked out. >> people care because what luke skywalker said. the media gets it wrong, too, but the media talks about important issues far more than the rest of the world, that's why when we see these numbers about the n.s.a. spying, it's like ahh. cenk: there's apparently a pull out today saying james clapper should be prosecuted for lying to congress. >> how many people know who he is? >> apparently enough to say that he should be prosecuted. >> you should get mark hamill to say he should be prosecuted. >> al gore, i know some folks felt he followed current and should have followed through and instead sold it and the report was that it was $500 million. first of all, he was part owner of current, right? he didn't just take it and put it

>> michael: hi, folks, i'm michael shure. is it two steps forward and one step back or is it the other way around. when it comes to race in america it doesn't feel like we're always going in the right direction. they've sent in the clowns, literally, and we'll see which way we're moving in today's big news. "the war room" starts now. [ ♪ music ] >> michael: man, is it good to be back in this state. we're going to be here for four more days. stay with us, we have a great week of shows. earlier today here in san francisco attorney general eric holder laid out plans to alleviate overcrowded prisons and address racism in the justice system. >> as we come together, we need to discuss although incarceration has a significant role to play in our justice system, it can be ineffective and unsustainable. it poses a significant uneconomic burden. it comes with human and moral costs that are impossible to calculate. >> michael: the attorney general. the defendants with drug charges but no ties to large scale drugs organizations will be

michael shure is off this week. in an unprecedented move this weekend, the obama administration extended the closure of the 19 of the 22 american embassies shut down sunday amid terrorism threats. the white house has been routed by both sides of the aisle. this comes over one month before the 12-year anniversary of the september 11th attacks, and one year after the attacks in benghazi. saxby chambliss had this to say on meet the press. >> there has been an awful lot of chatter out there, very recommend necessa necessary -- reminiscent of what we saw pre-9/11. i can tell you david this is the most serious threat that i have seen in the last several years. >> david: others recall the political use of terror warnings during the bush administration, and they think this might be a political stunt to give credibility to the co con -- controversial depreciations. >> they have decided there is this massive threat, and within literally within hours the likes of saxby chambliss and lindsey graham join with the white house to

>> david: i'm david sirota in for michael shure. the media world is shifting in to the happens of a few bill air citizen kanes. what does that mean? we'll explore those issues. "the war room" starts right now. [♪ theme music ] ♪ >> rosebud. ♪ >> david: yesterday, jeff bezos became the newest member of the billionaire newspaper owner's club when he scooped up the "washington post" for a cool quarter billion dollars. he joins a growing list which includes among others . . . and so who cares? newspapers are dying anyway, right? not so fast, a 2009 report showed that not only do 75% of adults still read newspapers, but local and online news overwhelmingly originates from traditional papers like the "washington post." so most americans newspaper still originates there. the idea that newspapers have been marginalized and replaced by the internet is a total fallacy. they have the kind of power that charles foster cane dreamed of. >> people will think -- >> what i tell them to think. >> david: and alex wrote today . . . jeff bezos is

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: by the way, this poll -- before i jump into it, it's twenty-five minutes after the hour. it's monday august 5th. the "full court press" and we're talking about the -- the administration keeping 19 embassies across the middle east closed for the entire week, to respond to what the nsa is saying is a potential terrorist threat. worth noting that word of this potential threat is linked to a phone call that was intercepted between alsaw with - - -- -- al-zaheri. it has nothing to do with nsa's massive spy data-collection program on american phone calls, so they can't claim that this

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ don't let it get away >> well, he let her get away. it is the "stephanie miller show." >> sort of. >> yeah, about three seconds before the theme song played she said -- >> i'm having a gastrointestinal event. >> let's hope none of it gets on the ceiling. >> i don't remember the carpet being brown. >> oh, well! she said talk amongst ours. >> yes. >> oh, there she is. hi, are you okay? do you need some toilet paper. >> stephanie: that was a really good bag of salad. i don't know what could have hand. okay. i'm fine, everybody -- i'm mine. i'm sorry. >> that's just weakness leaving your body. >> stephanie:

i'm michael shure. this is the last war room. [ ♪ theme music ] >> michael: we will begin in egypt where violence goes on. 630 people dead after security forces cracked down on demonstratessers in support of ousted president morsi. the violence has put the president in a very tough position. >> while we want to sustain a relationship with egypt, our continued cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets. >> michael: he has canceled a joint exercise because it's probably not a good why the to conduct joint exercises with people who are killing its people in the streets. but the president did not mention the word "coup" or the $1.5 billion in aid that the u.s. gives to the egyptians every year, most of which goes to the military. obama made clear he feels damned if you do, damned if you don't. he pointed out many egyptians blamed the u.s. for supporting morsi while he was in power. america, the president said, cannot control the outcome in egypt. >> we want a peace

michael shure is now host of the war room. ben mankiewicz was in that clip. ben is a long-time co-host of the "the young turks." we started the show together on the radio and online, etc. but not a lot of people know this, but the original "the young turks" on current was supposed to be me and beth. but we didn't do that. >> wow. >> i also want to say i have not eaten at chick-fil-a at all. >> we should run through that and. >> michael, i question him. i don't think shana has? ben might, have you? >> no, but there isn't one nearby. i might have cracked. >> we have inand out. who needs chick-fil-a. >> here's what i know, we're going to see him on friday here in "the war room," he's coming back to los angeles. one final thought when we come back. ç] >> cenk: where can you always see us? you know it, the young turks.com. later tonight we'll have another show there for you guys. always check out tubes at youtube/tyt. my friend john fugelsang is next with "viewpoint." bye-bye. >> john: rush limbaugh doesn't want school kids brainwashed into accepting transgender

no, michael shure is a great host. look for him. we have news on that later, but al jazeera america will starting very, very soon. now let's do the news of the day. well, it turns out -- watch out! terror warnings! terror warnings! i'm only half buying it. well, you know, that's how we roll around here. i know that's controversial or would be if anyone were watching, but the reality is it's incredibly convenient timing, now let's let us let the rest of the people working with the government scare the daylights out of you. >> officials are focusing particularly on yemen. communications from the al qaeda after -- affiliate. >> i had a briefing with the vice president. it is scary. >> it could be a series of combined attacks. >> especially troubling, according to one senior u.s. official, surgically implanted devices. bombs in terrorists bodies. quote, these are guys who have developed the techniques to defeat our detection methods, which is why u.s. officials remain vigilant here at home as well, because of the potential threat to air

with michael shure. thank you for being up early and reminding us that's where we'll be at the end of the day. mckenzie, let's talk about it. we talked about what al jazeera might look like. when you write your book about the history of american television networks, what is your chapter on current tv going to say? >> a whole chapter? [ laughter ] >> i'll consider -- >> bill: a paragraph? >> i mean i think -- i think -- current tv was an interesting experiment to watch and i've heard you say this. it didn't work. there were a lot of -- there were a lot of issues with it. people didn't seek it out and they didn't get enough people outside of a very small group to come watch it. the ratings were not -- it didn't get picked up on nielsen. that's not good for a tv network. there was a lot of money involved. there were some interesting people behind it but i don't know how we'll see the impact going on from here. it might just be looked at as kind of a failed experiment, unfortunately for those on it. >> bill:

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (cenk) it's go time! it's go time! it's go time! go time. you know what time it is. go time! it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? oh, then it's go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. it's go time! >> if you were to put together a list of things that should be separated, church and state is a good example. russian recruiters and hiphop, please keep these entities separated from how to on, and here's why. ♪ ♪ >> that believe it or not is a military recruitment video. the best way are a rally your asian roof for freezing siberian military service i

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local le

michael shure is off today. i'm david sirota. the real life documentary might be called the spy who loved spying on me. the war room tarts now. >> details continue to emerge about the n.s.a.'s massive surveillance programs. that government officials assured us they weren't listening to our calls or reading our emails. >> n.s.a. cannot target your emails. >> and have not. >> and have not. >> does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans. >> no sir. >> does the n.s.a. intercept americans' cell phone conversations. >> no. >> google searches. >> no. >> text messages. >> no. >> there is no spying on americans, we don't have a domestic spying program. >> are you telling the truth? it depends on your definition, i guess of truth. the narc times reports that the national supreme court administration is in fact searching the contents of vast amounts of americans email and text communications into and out of the country. that sounds like domestic spying to me. press secretary jay carney do

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> i thought she was some actress looking for her 15 minutes of fame but she's pretty sharp. >> stephanie: we're in the midst of coffee with carlos alazraqui. if you would like to see him live -- >> comedy days, september 15th, comedy in the park in san francisco, california, september 26th. stand-up revolution with jimmy in the improv october 11th. marin showcase theatre. check out a film, strange nature. find information about strange nature. true story about lakes in minnesota being polluted. 70% right of deformities in frog population. taking over the normal population. this is kind of being swept under the rug. >> that's your star

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. there were two winners of the powerball in new jersey and one in minnesota. i am not one of them. good morning, everybody. hey, you're not either. great to see you this morning. hello, hello, hello. welcome to the "full court press" on a thursday morning, august 8th. here we are, middle of summer. we're still at it. house and the senate out of town. we're still here. ready to bring you -- update you on all of the news of the day and give you a chance to talk about it and tell us what it all means to you. looking forward to hearing from you by phone, of course, at 1-866-55-press. want to hear yo

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> all right, everybody, look alive. we have a full on fhilmer alert. get your facemasks, hockey masks on, so you can avoid the full facial lick. it's gotten ickier. >> yeah, the people he targeted in this one. >> 1-800-steph-1-2, from anywhere. we have judy gold in studio. hi, jim, good morning, are you alive? oh, ok. he was doing a thinker pose. >> he has a stomach thing, he told me. >> oh, dear. >> i think he's trying to hold something in. [ laughter ] >> good luck with that. we don't want any previews. [ laughter ] >> thoughts get to. we're going to do a health care corner with jacki. she doesn't know yet. >> i sent her an emai

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: when we talk about any mi mine norty group, we know there is going to be a conversation about hate. and where is better to show one's bigotry than at a baseball game. i'm sure we all member when mark anthony graced the major league baseball all-star game with his time and talents. ♪ god bless america ♪ my home ♪ sweet ♪ home [ cheers and applause ] >> john: and the crowd booed him during that performance. now maybe they are just big j-lo fans, i think he was just too darn good. here so talk about that i'm joined by comedians, rojo perez, carolina hidalgo, and gabe pacheco. three specific new york comics. there were some boos, but the response on lin

>> michael: they said do tom brokaw, so good evening, i'm michael shure. things fall apart in egypt, and the world waits to find out what happens next, and who can possibly make it better. "the war room" starts now. [♪ theme music ] >> michael: having a little fun, but in egypt they are not. a month long state of emergency has been declared in egypt. egyptian officials are reporting 278 people confirmed dead, and the death toll is expected to rise. the muslim brotherhood count saying as many as 600 dead. the clash began last night when troops swarmed two pro morsi encampments and opened fire. the white house condemned the violence and urged egypt to find peace instead of imposing a state of emergency. josh earnest had this to say this morning. >> we believe that the state of emergency should end as soon as possible. violence is simply not a solution in egypt or anywhere else. violence will not create a road map for egypt's future. violence only impedes the transition to an incollusive civilian government. the world is closely watching egypt and is very c

i'm michael shure, you're in the war room. >> michael: first up, edward snowden finally has a home. russia granted him search rather asylum. he will be allowed to live in russia and travel freely in the country for one year. the one responsible for leaking information on classified nsa information on parameters said this. today. we have seen obama administration show no respect for international or domestic law, but the law is winning. i thank the russian federation for granting me asylum. jay carney said russia is jeopardizing diploma diplomatic relations with the u.s. by all allowing snowden to live there. >> we're extremely disdisappoi disdisappointed that russia would take this step, and not have snowden ex-spelled to the u.s. to face charges against him. he should be returned to the united states as soon as possible where he will be accorded full due process and protections. >> michael: sometimes i really don't believe that jay carney believes what he's saying. that was one of those moments. and a new poll released shows that majority of americans disagree with that. 55% think

>> michael: hello and welcome to "the war room." i'm michael shure. shh, it's ron kafka rolling over in his grave, and even he could not imagine something as absurd as this. "the war room" starts now. well, last week president obama announced the creation of an independent group of outside experts to review the intelligence gathering and reviewing of information by the nsa, all in hopes of maintaining the trust of the people and that there is no abuse. >> obama: we're reviewing our intelligence technologies. i'm asking this independent group to step back and review our capabilities, particularly our surveillance technologies. >> michael: well yesterday baracpresident obama revealed te person in charge of this review panel will be james clapper, the very person in charge of the nsa spying practices, the same practices that the panel is investigating. to make matters worse he lied about to congress in march. >> what i wanted to see is if you could give me a yes or no answer to the question. does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hun

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back. so the conservatives grand 'ol party so grand these days. the new golden boy rand paul in a war of words and future hillary clinton victim chris christie, the governor is talking about wiretapping when he slammed rand paul and what he called the strain of libertarianism in both parties was a dangerous thought. the senator of kentucky defended his position. and rand paul said chris christie was among the politician who is said give me all my sandy money now but are unwilling to cut spending which prompted this exchange. >> we get $0.61 back on every dollar we send to washington, and interestingly kentucky gets $1.

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs, bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people growing marijuana. >> this crop to me is my livelihood. >> i'm being violated by the health care system. (christoff) we go and spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the people and the cha

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ don't let it get away >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it, six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. happy friday, everybody. let's do a quick one. denise in florida. >> caller: hi, stephanie. i just want to say that i'm so angry that they let him sit there and abuse michelle like that again. she's -- i couldn't get over what i took for her to be there. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: and for him to sit there and lie about -- saying that she lied about how he abused her -- >> stephanie: yeah, i thought that too. chris, i thought there

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ ♪ music ] [ ♪ music ] >> this is the the bill press show. >> bill: the president's news conference on friday about the nsa is a we're not going to make any changes. we're just going to try to explain it better so we all understand it better, and accept it the way the president does. is that good enough for you? ted, out in chicago, what do you say, good morning. >> caller: good morning, bill, i want to say i'm sorry you have lost your trust in the president. >> bill: i have not, but only in this program only. >> caller: you knew i after that press conference on friday,ings i knew bill press would come on and he wouldn't be able t

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: i'm talking about fox news favorite reza aslan. thank you for sticking around. >> my pleasure. >> john: let's set aside your book. i want to ask you about something, most people of faith, i would argue, conservative, moderate, progressive, are peaceful, they get along with each other just fine. it is extreme far fundamentalists of all religions who are the ones who do cause problems for the rest of us. who do you think are the zealots of today? >> very good question. i mean first of all, zealotry means something different today than it meant in jesus time. today it has a negative connotation. in jesus' time, it did not. most j

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> did anyone tell the pilgrims they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with >> ab

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: they make people laugh all races, religions, all walks of life. laughter is universal. that was the point of the film the coexist comedy tour which documents this very unlikely and revolutionary line-up. but then something happened in post-production. their christian comedian bailed and the film morphed from being a concert film to a narrative documentary on the search for a christian comedian to represent. >> shot the whole thing. it was in the can and now he calls and says he doesn't want to be in it. >> his agent said no. i don't know exactly what happened. >> we heard he was up for a tv show. >> i knew he had something big

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show". >> bill: president obama says it is time to start thinking about eliminating fannie mae and freddie mac. hey, that's a great big proposal, shake things up here in washington. what do you say? good morning, everybody. great to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" on this wednesday. wednesday, august 7th. we're booming out to you live all the way across this great land of ours coast-to-coast from our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c. just down the street from the united states capitol building. in this ghost t

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. ♪ my sharona ♪ my stephanie miller >> stephanie: it is the "the stephanie miller show." comedienne kathleen madigan live in studio all three hours. very exciting. eric boehlert from media matters coming up and representative adam schiff from the house intelligence committee to talk to us about al-qaeda chatter. 1-800-steph-12. it sounds so harmless. >> he's all like and he's like -- >> omg, lol, really? >> it sounds like kid's chatter. >> stop the chattering. it is bedtime! just background noise of nothing. nothing. >> stephanie: senator saxby chambliss yesterday. >> an awful lot of chatter out there. chatter means conversation among terrorists about the planning that's going on. very reminiscent

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kind of stuff they say about something they just pulled freshly from their [bleep]. >> you know what those people are like. >> what could possibly go wrong

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michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. current tv is the place for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. ♪ just beat it, beat it beat it, beat it ♪ ♪ it doesn't matter who's from the right ♪ ♪ just beat it >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." this hour brought to you by identity guard. making it okay to trust again. go to identityguard.com. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll free from anywhere. the president on friday. regarding the nsa stuff. >> obama: all of these steps are designed to ensure that the american people can trust that our efforts are in line with our interests and our values. >> stephanie: all right.