miller. ♪ wiggle it just a little bit >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. fifty-one minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. so we posted the turtles boinking. >> yes. >> stephanie: it is a youtube sensation. we just try to share. >> stephanie: and someone wrote in the comment section. >> yes, isn't it frustrating with all of the things going on you spend most of your time discussing these insignificant sex stories. >> i was just going to talk about the trans -- what? >> stephanie: right. >> and listener carry wrote, if they quote spent as much time talking about the transpacific partnership as anthony weiner, we would all look like the turtles on the video. >> stephanie: a little bored. >> yeah. [ turtle moaning ] >> stephanie: really? jim think that that's -- dennis rodman going to visit kim jung un. >> oh, like a basketball. >> stephanie: that's for that. >> good lord, the rod of that man's butt must have a rod up his butt! >> stephanie: that's not an insignificant sex story particularly to the turt

this is "the stephanie miller show" and as you can see, stephanie miller is not here. go ahead, punch it up. yeah. nope, nope. there. yes. okay. hello, jacki schechner. >> did she forget we've got another week on current? >> she forgot we have another week on current. >> shows how much she loves me, right? >> exactly. we have until thursday, correct? >> yes, thursday will be our last day on current. >> i will be very sad. >> me, too. >> today, i hope stephanie gets here. until then, i want to tell you we have the rude pundit coming up this hour. as we do every monday and we've got some great stuff for you. but in the meantime, we do have jacki schechner giving us all of the news from the current news center. take it away, jacki. >> happy monday. not a ton of stuff going on, especially in washington. everyone is on vacation. president obama is now in martha's vineyard though he'll be getting daily briefings from senior aides and he will spend some time, of course, preparing for what's likely to be a busy falling, dealing with among other things immigration reform and th

"stephanie miller show." twenty-two minutes after the hour. everybody lines up for apologies about my salmon, which is delicious. >> it's very good. >> stephanie: jim made a yummy noise. you are just being stubborn. >> i am never stubborn. i am never ever ever ever ever stubborn. >> stephanie: my salmon which smells like ass is delicious. >> when you first opened the the upperwear it was like oh! >> stephanie: like south side sea port in august. yesterday we talked about the rodeo clown with the obama mask. he repeatedly said who wants to see obama get run over with bulls. >> yes. >> stephanie: guess who's fault all of that is that that happened? >> who? >> stephanie: president obama. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: because my friends, because he goes on the tonight show, he is -- to face the presidency, what do you expect to happen? >> he is not the first president to do that. normally i'm against domestic drone strikes, but i might make an exception in this case. [ applause ] >> stephanie: see he

it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. six minutes after the hour, 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. charlie pierce of esquire.com on the big show today. carlos alazraqui live in hour number three. he is in a few film, the pixar movie planes, and he said he has played every form of transportation known to man. [ applause ] >> stephanie: he is a lot better with his mouth than that guy in the police academy movies and much nicer. >> really? do not drop that bomb and then run -- >> stephanie: it's an old radio story -- >> tell us -- you are going to tell us this story. >> stephanie: i don't remember his name. he did all of these funny noises -- [ buzzer ] >> like people can't go to impd and look it up. >> stephanie: all i know is he came on the radio show and wouldn't do any noises. >> i had the same experience with chris rock. he did not want to be there in the morning. >> stephanie: no? >> no. not at all. >> stephanie: really? gee, i love getting up at this hour. love it. love it. love

it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. happy friday. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. well, you know, worshipped by slut bags everywhere. ♪ fugelsang, superstar >> that's mr. slut bag to you. >> stephanie: he is magnificent. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: in the new york bureau, here he is fridays with fugelsang. >> how about that new pope, huh? >> stephanie: no foreplay, here he is. here he comes. >> good morning, kids. greeting from the new york bureau. >> stephanie: how about that pope. he is the first to say gay. >> and he admitted the gay lobby. but nothing changes, you can have gay priests as long as they are sellbait. >> is everybody gay! >> stephanie: and they pretty much said -- >> computer says yes. >> well, he admitted there were gay priests. we have had father gary meyer on our show who wrote a gay priest memoir, and then came out and admitted it. >> stephanie: chris you might as well take your organ out now. [♪ organ music ] >> stephanie: fath

miller. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. twenty-three minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. josh in the current control room wants to see me without a hat? >> yes. >> stephanie: no. >> computer says no. >> stephanie: you can tune in to cnn every day to see me without a hat and in hair and make up. >> you should do like they do in commercial calls, just take it off and shake it. >> stephanie: no, because it's attach today the hat. dana in maryland. good morning, dana. >> caller: good morning. just about what karl is talk about, and i'm so glad it is getting traction, because it is such a human right's issue. and, you know, i saw greg louganis talking about it yesterday -- >> stephanie: he made a big splash, i heard. >> see what you did there. >> stephanie: look at hitler -- >> stephanie: yeah, he started with the gays and the gypsies. >> caller: yeah, i love our athletes and support them to, but i'm with karl, i think there's plenty of time to make backup arrangements

dean obeidallah next on "the stephanie miller show." >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. how are you enjoying those sausage butts i gave you? >> sausage flavored rubber. >> stephanie: overlooked a little bit. >> i'm not making enough saliva. i had to spit it out. >> stephanie: i'm not making enough saliva to eat this. a compliment to my cooking. here's the problem is cooking time coincides with cocktail hour and mama sometimes is not paying attention. >> why do you foist the remnants on us? >> stephanie: you ate them. you're like dogs, you'll eat anything. >> i assumed it was somewhat edible. >> stephanie: you assumed wrong. >> i didn't eat the whole thing. >> stephanie: all right. >> that was gross. >> stephanie: all right. 34 minutes after the hour. you know, kids, mama is on cnn most days during my cocktail hour. i'm not sure if i make sense but i know that dean obeidallah does who is often on with me. comedian extraordinaire, dean obeidallah. >> good morning, how are you? >> stephanie: i'm sober which is different. >> sober? t

>> announcer: it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 22 minutes after the hour. good god, we're having coffee with carlos and hot brie on the side. quite a buffet this morning. 1-800-steph-12. the phone number. jacki schechner was just saying that she saw fruitvale station with you yesterday. starring your friend, octavia spencer. >> she also executive produced it, octavia. >> stephanie: octavia of "the help" and other fine movies. >> wonderful actor and a really terrific person. i had wanted to see it mostly because of her and i'm just so glad we went to see it. it was really upsetting and very powerful. i thought it was -- great film. wonderful acting. >> stephanie: tied in a lot of stuff from the trayvon martin. >> it did. at one point, i was crying pretty hard during the movie and jacki like touched me and afterwards, she's like were you upset because it was your friend, octavia? i said no. i really had given over to her being the character. what upset me was the reality that this is life for so many people in this co

: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 21 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number. christopher in new jersey, hello. caller: how are you doing? stephanie: good. caller: i have a question about obamacare. stephanie: ok. jacki: i am working part time. i'm not union, he is union. stephanie: wait, slow down, say that one more time. caller: i'm working 29 hours a week. stephanie: right. caller: and they're not giving me over 29 hours. $3,000 for obamacare and my friend's working 30 something hours a week and they're giving it to him, because he's in the union, he can get that 30 something hours. i'm confused about the whole obamacare new that's why unions are good generally for getting you benefits. caller: so i'm not in the union, i cannot get that obamacare? stephanie: well, i mean, that has to do with your employer being kind of a douche, frankly. caller: exactly. stephanie: that's not to do with necessarily with unions, it's that some employers look if you want to get and retain good employee

stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour, 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number. corky in rochester, you're on the show. hi. caller: i want to talk to boneheads there complaining about the affordable health care act. you hear those people in the emergency room when they're sit go there for three or four hours, waiting to be taken care of, because 50% of the people in the emergency are people without health care. stephanie: there you go. caller: and have no place they can get it. stephanie: thank you, thank you, nicely pointed out, sir, thank you. [ applause ] stephanie: hoho, right. by the way, still talking about the terrorist threat, the president. obama: even as we decimated the al-qaeda has attacked us on 9/11, we are still threatened in our homeland. stephanie: people trying to make it black and white. i thought they were all gone now. nobody said -- ok, the president. obama: for all the problem we've made getting bin laden, putting al-qaeda between afghanistan and pakistan back on it

. >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." with the brilliant kathleen madigan. you made a perfect analogy as to who rush limbaugh is. >> he's a producer on the bachelorette. >> all he wants is conflict. >> his show is boring if everyone is getting along and things are getting done. >> stephanie: exactly. jim -- sorry. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ] who said if doctors told mitch mcconnell he had a kidney stone, he would refuse to pass it. >> dr. kildare. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no. allison grimes who is ahead of him in the polls which is hilarious. speaking of hilarious, we were talking with eric boehlert about fox news. fox news doesn't get detroit piston joke. it comes butt of many jokes. you've seen the first. joe louis. >> when the fine people of detroit woke up on thursday morning, they saw something peculiar sitting in front of the statue of joe louis' first was a giant can of crisco. it was created by an artist. they called it a magical vessel of hope to help ease the pain of detroit's bankruptcy. the giant can sat in front

with that we'll take another break. >> announcer: stephanie miller. this is the "bill press show." ♪ but still support the drug war >> "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 great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (laughter) >> ... and lots of fancy buzz words. >> family values, speding, liberty, economic freedom, hard-working moms, crushing debt, cute little puppies. if wayne lapierre can make up stuff that sounds logical while making no sense... hey, so can i. once again friends, this is live tv and sometimes these thi

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. this show is about analyzing, criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given to doing anyway, by staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. 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. unaccep

this is "the stephanie miller show" and as you can see, stephanie miller is not here. go ahead, punch it up. yeah. nope, nope. there. yes. okay. hello, jacki schechner. >> did she forget we've got another week on current? >> she forgot we have another week on current. >> shows how much she loves me, right? >> exactly. we have until thursday, correct? >> yes, thursday will be our last day on current. >> il

before it ended, stephanie miller and i did the sexy liberal comedy tour, and we sold out the country with no corporate backing of any kind. there is an audience for quality, intelligent, and entertaining programming. and that about it going to go away. >> michael: see i needed you guys. and john when you talk about being in the tank opposed to mitt romney is very different than being in president obama's tank. what about the direction of progressive politics in the country, cenk? you talk about the idea of progressive on every single issue is the one, 99% of the time, it seems listening to you, is the one that wins in the polling. what about the politics behind it? >> couple of things here. first of all i'm amused by the idea that anybody would think i like the democratic party. >> michael: i didn't say that. >> no, no, you didn't say that. >> michael: i would never had said that. >> okay. now on to your question, look, as far as where the country stands. i think it's a goofy way to measure which show is doing better, online "the young turks" is so much larger, so the country must be

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. >> john: we are back with one of our favorite people, the lovely and talented ms. joy behar who just wrapped up a 16-year run on "the view," and her humor and insight will be greatly missed in those conversations, and we're fortunate to have you here in your other little home. >> which wraps up tomorrow nig night. >> john: it's a week of finales. >> yes, it is a week of finales. >> john: what are you going to be next. >> people don't understand that there is a life after television. even the shrink that i had on my show tonight, september is going to come and you're going to be very upset. how do you know? >> john: i'm ready for my vacation myself. >> the most fun i have any way is backstage. >> john: so you grew up in brooklyn. was your family political or funny? >> my grandfather, they said, used to throw things off the roof, why did he did that? he was mad at fdr, so he would throw things off the roof, is that political? >> john: yes, that's an act of-- >> yes, he was political. he was also very smart. he might have b

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. >> welcome back to "viewpoint." charlie rangel said: >> dike that. he's been on the show. he sounds like the guy from cradle of filth. >> nothing will happen to charlie. i see it all the time. if you're republican, you make a statement like that, it's over. i mean, you are finished. if you're a conservative, the further right you are, the worth it gets, so it's a very rough double -- it's a double standard. >> ok, so we are now saying that saying the n. word to an oppressed minority is the same as saying cracker to a historically oppressive majority. what are the ramifications of speech or the cost that entertainers face when they speak freely? this next guy's been doing that for nears. jim tore to kno norton is a com. >> the new pope i like. i was hoping for a black pope. i think it's time and he would already own his own red shoes, purple robes and bulletproof car. [ applause ] >> i hope i didn't offend the one black person in attendance. >> jim, welcome back to "viewpoint." >> thank you. i just caught myself on c

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. >> 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 >> 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-t

outfront, stephanie miller, dean ogeidallah and michael medved. dean, i'm going to you. why not wear one of these things? people post on facebook if they are single and available. >> sure. >> why not wear a wristband that says i'm available? i'm interested. >> there is nothing wrong with that. there is over 100 million americans over 18 years old who are single. let's make it easier. people used to make fun or online dating websites and they are popular. match.com. but one thing, i think the colors of the bracelets should indicate more not just single but ready to get married would be nice, or just looking to hook up. that would be a very popular one. so it's great. >> stephanie, you know it's challenging to meet people in the busy world. if this helps, why not? >> to quote broadcast news, who knew that sweaty desperation was up attractive? whatever happened to asking somebody if they are single? >> it's hard. >> whatever happened to seeing if there is a tan line where the guy's ring is supposed to be or if there is a ring? really? we need a bracelet? >> come on, michael

out front, stephanie miller, dean ogeidallah and michael. why not wear one of these things? people post on facebook if they are single and available. >> sure. >> why not wear a wristband that says i'm available? i'm interested. >> there is nothing wrong with that. there is over 100 million americans over 18 years old single -- they are not looking, millions are. let's make it easier. people used to make fun or online dating websites and they are popular. match.com. i think the colors of the brace lets should indicate more not just single but ready to get married would be nice, or just looking to hook up. that would be nice, that would be popular. so it's great. >> stephanie, you know it's challenging to meet people in the busy world. if this helps, why not? >> to quote broadcast news, who knew sweaty dispir ration was unattractive? whatever happened to asking somebody if they are single? >> it's hard. >> whatever happened to seeing if there is a tan line where the guy's ring is supposed to be or a ring? really? we need a bracelet. >> come on, michael, it's no different reall

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you know from "the stephanie miller show." mr. lee papa. welcome back. always insightful democratic strategist mr. bazell mike isel. very happy to have you here. according to politico, the president said he's planning a surge of executive action on issuens like voting rights, healthcare, job creation, the economy, climate change and immigration. bazell, why do you think the president has been so reluctant up until now to use this power? >> i'm not entirely sure. i think he's always tried to do things -- to work with congress. he acts like he doesn't know the power of his office. his numbers are down. he's going around the country on the road show to build some support for some of his policies but i like what he does this because it shows me that he's actually willing to use the power of the office. so i think part of it is just a frustration, number one that he's tried to sort of play both sides and do this bipartisan thing that hasn't really worked but more to the point, i think the country is blaming him for it not working and now he needs to actually

(vo) 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. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> with a distinctly satirical point of view. if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war, you must be high. >> only on current tv. >> announcer: the "bill press show" is joining free speech tv on september 3rd. find out how to watch at billpressshow.com. >> bill: 12 minutes before the top of the hour on a friday. there's lots going on today. including president obama holding the news conference this afternoon at the white house at 3:00 p.m. eastern. these are the days that people like susan page and i look forward to. hello, susan, good morning. >> good morning, bill. not to mention it's friday. >> bill: washington bureau chief of "usa today" at usatoday.com

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. >> announcer: starting live on free speech tv on september 3rd, learn more at billpressshow.com. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, that's right. good reminder. 33 minutes after the hour now that august 15 is our last day on current tv. progressive talk radio continues. no interruption. full time all the way through. we'll take a two-week hayatou

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. (vo) later tonight, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo)

"outfront" stephanie miller, and michael medved. stephanie, tonight, we're starting with you. robin thicke's mother spoke to "omg insider" about her son's performance. i want you to listen to what she had to say. >> i was not expecting her to be putting her butt that close to my son. the problem is now i can never unsee it. >> i mean, yes, she's channeling what a lot of us are thinking but she's even going after miley cyrus. should she be scolding her own son instead? >> well, yeah. they probably did rehearse it like 40 times. so i don't think that was a surprise for him. and yes, there is a double standard. it recalls the janet jackson wardrobe malfunction, like her boob fell out by itself and justin timberlake didn't pull it off. she took all the heat in that instance. >> thicke did grind up against miley cyrus and no one seems to be mentioning that part of it. do you see a little bit of a double standard? >> there's definitely a double standard when it comes to gender issues in america. in this case, i don't see it. look at the conduct of the two. it was identical conduct a

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. >> announcer: the "bill press show" is joining free speech tv starting september 3rd. find out how to watch at billpressshow.com. >> bill: this is the last week for current tv. all of you listening on the progressive radio network and the stations around the country, nothing changes there but on tv, thursday is the last day for current. we pop up on free s

(vo) 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. just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. nounce broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: murder and mayhem in egypt and all the united states does is say hey, please, please, please, latest count, 525 people killed by the military yesterday. and the official response of the united states government is please don't do that anymore. but we'll still send you money. good morning, everybody. what do you say? it is thursday, august 15. and this is the "full court press." we're coming to you live from our nation's capital, our studio on capitol hill, washington, d.c. on your

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. >> michael: harrison kowiak died when he was 19 years old. he was a sophomore on golf and academic scholarships. his golf trophies still decorate his room in florida. he was made to walk through a dark field at night. his pledge brothers jumped out of the shadows beating him. he died of a brain hemorrhage the next day. shortly after her son's death, lianne kowiak thought she found an legal ally. wilson worked with an organization that would deny financial aid to those who endorsed hazing. but now wilson will not return kowiak's phone calls and she did not realize that a powerful lobby group called frat pack was pushing wilson to back off. saying we believe that effort has bee.when fraternity memberst took harrison to the e.r. in 2008, they sold hospital that he injured himself playing football. it was not until harrison's mother he filed a lawsuit in 2009 that the truth came out. no one was arrested. prosecutors found no basis for criminal charge. joining us now from florida is lianne kowiak, harrison's mother. thank you

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. >> add them all up. >> come on. fire. [ gunfire ] >> roger. [ gunfire ] >> keep shooting. >> david: that was footage of a 2007 u.s. army attack in bagdad which killed 12 people including two employs of the news agency reuters. manning was convicted last week of almost 20 counts of stealing government property. and leaking hundreds of thousands of secret files. mannings court-martial is now in the sentencing phase. and today a military judge re -- reduced the sentence. the prosecution and defense are now arguing over why manning leaked the documents, which will decide how long he spends in custody, in part. which brings us to where it all began. with a 22-year-old soldier in iraq. >> he started making references to military secrets. ♪ >> david: what would you do? after witnessing the prosecution of bradley manning, probably a lot fewer people would choose to leak, and that, after all, is the point. that clip came from the new documentary, "we steal secrets: the story of wikileaks." joining us now from new york is t

"outfront" stephanie miller, and michael medved. stephanie, tonight, we're starting with you. robin thicke's mother spoke to "omg insider" about her son's performance. i want you to listen to this what she had to say. >> i was not expecting her to be putting her butt that close to my son. the problem is now i can never unsee it. >> i mean, yes, she's channeling what a lot of us are thinking but she's even going after >> well, yeah, they probably did rehearse it like 40 times. so i don't thick that was the surprise for him, and yes, there is a double standard. it recalls the janet jackson wardrobe malfunction like her bob fell out by itself and justin timberlake didn't pull it off and she took the heat. literally and figuratively. >> that's right. >> dean, i mean, thicke did grind up against miley cyrus and nobody mentioned that. she's getting the blame. do you see a double standard? >> there is a down stand serped with gender issues, however, in this case i don't see it regardless of what stephanie said who offered me a lap dance yesterday -- >> is she in california? how would

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ >> david: everyone has probably heard about the keystone pipeline, but not as many people know about the pebble mine. this is explore.org footage of brooks fall near the proposed pebble mine site. it is home to the largest sockeye salmon run. salmon fishing in the watershed provides 14,000 jobs and it's a $1.5 billion industry in alaska. but a mining consortium has been trying to build massive copper and gold mine on the watershed since 2007. in 2010, members of alaskian native communities urge the

radio show host stephanie miller, opinion contributor. all right. joe, i'm going to first start with you. and play some of the reaction to her performance from this morning. listen to this. >> okay. >> where have you gone, hannah montana? last night it was miley mtv style. the 20-year-old twerking on the stage and out of the clothing. >> the paper said lewdness and a molestation of robin thicke. >> i believe twerking is banned by every senior prom this year. thanks to miley. there are people going where are her parents? >> twerking is the way she was dancing, a dance style. are they overreacting? is it really that bad? >> where's the line anymore? remember 1984 and "like a virgin" and madonna? you were like 4 years old at the time? that was considered the end of western civilization. and then 2013 miley does this. 2033 we're probably going to look back on this and miley and her daughter having birth on stage. then, you know, that will be considered provocative and seems like the mtv video music awards is all about doing something more provocative th

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. this show is about analyzing, criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given to doing anyway, by staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not like they actually care. this is purely about political grandstanding. i've worn lots of hats, but i've always kept this going. i've been doing politics now for a dozen years. (vo) he's been called the epic politics man. 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 book book 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? [

bill press and stephanie miller. >> what a way to start the day. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [ ♪ theme music ] >> michael: the unrest in egypt continues almost a month after president mohamed morsi stepped down. for weeks tens of thousands of the former president's supporters have been up aing two squares in cairo in tent cities fully equipped with kitchens, hospitals and their own news network. it was reiterated that the morsi supporters won't back down. >> our position has not changed. we're ready to go into details to give solutions, but only the ones that stand in constitutional grounds.

let's go to the stephanie miller show that very few people listen to. there are a few that monitor it. and frequent cnn guest goes on to talk about claiming he's thankful that fox viewers are dying off. and then he explains why. >> i'm not kidding. this is how ridiculous it's gotten. if fox news was around when anti-semitism was part of mainstream, i have no doubt they'd be anti-semitic to get viewers. pro segregation to get viewers. they feed to the worst element of our society. thankfully, their viewers are dying off. >> they would probably still be in black and white if they could. wouldn't even be in color to prove a point. >> white. >> no black. >> really? you have a conservative point of view. let's see, you're anti-semitic, pro segregation. these are the lies we get every campaign. what is your reaction? just typical? >> well, no i think you're right. it's being ratcheted up. we're going to see other examples in a minute. this guy is a person who is a guest, he's a toast of the town of cnn. msnbc. harry smith calls him a congenial fellow. polite,

"outfront" radio show host stephanie miller, cnn opinion contributor and media, joe. joe, i'm going to, first, start with you and play some of the reaction to her kbrooinchs from this morning and we can talk about it. listen to this. >> where have you gone, hannah montana? last night it was miley mtv style. the 20-year-old twerking her way on stage and out of her clothing. >> the paper said it included plenty of lewdness and molestation of robin thick. >> many people on twitter were saying, where are her parents? >> twerking is a dance sometime. are those folks overreacting? is it really that bad? >> where's the line? remember in 1984 when madonna did "like a virgin" rolling around on the stage? and then in 2013 you see miley doing this. in 2033 we'll look back at 2013 it seems like the mtv music video awards is all about expecting the unexpected. doing something more provocative than the person did last year. >> he's really saying this is a way for her to make money. is that a problem? >> it's not -- it's her choice. this is her career, she's succeeds at making linds

stephanie miller, michael medved, and dean object -- dean obeidallah. jesus is fine given its popularity. i am confused although i understand there's a distinction with jesus before and after. did the judge make the right call? >> no, of course the judge made the wrong call. the government has a lot of control over lots of aspects of our lives, but as hollywood demonstrates very regularly, you're allowed to give your child an idiotic name. one of the problems with naming your child messiah is what do you use as a nickname? do you call him mess or messy? that'll be worked out, but it's up to the parents to decide. >> dean, what do you think? because, i'm sorry, i'm still caught up on the inconsistency here of jesus versus messiah. but also, who's a judge to say only one person has earned this. i thought we had a separation between church and state? >> i'm impressed there's a judge in tennessee, first off. that just impresses me right off the back. >> oh, my gosh. >> but secondly, i'm going to be honest, i'm going to defend the judge, not for the rational

stephanie miller, michael medvedev, and dino maddela. michael medvedev, let me start with you. so messiah isn't okay, because there's only one person who's earned that, but the name jesus or jesus is okay, given its popularity. i understand, there's a distinction, jesus before and after, did the judge make the right call? >> no, of course the judge made the wrong call. the government has a lot of control over lots of s aspects our lives, but as hollywood demonstrates very regularly, you're allowed to give your child an idiotic name. one of the problems with naming your child messiah is what do you use as a nickname? do you call him mess or messy? that'll be worked out, but it's up to the parents to decide. >> dean, what do you think? because, i'm sorry, i'm still caught up on the inconsistency here of jesus versus messiah. but also, who's a judge to say only one person has earned this. i thought we had a separation between church and state? >> i'm impressed there's a judge in tennessee, first off. that just impresses me right off the back. >> oh, my gosh. >> but secondly, i'm g

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 in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. >> 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