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but i'm the only one here. >> stephanie: i still have fake eyelashing on from cnn. i was doing a little partying and didn't take them off. all right. here she is, speaking of everything that is current. jacki schechner in the current tv center. >> good morning, everybody. vice president biden and attorney general eric holder will deliver remarks at the white house today alongside law enforcement officials emphasizing how law enforcement l be positively impacted by any gun safety measures we pass. yesterday the president gave a speech in connecticut just 50 miles away from sandy hook elementary school. >> obama: this is not about me. this is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all of the families that are here that have been attorney apart by gun violence! [ cheers and applause ] >> several families from newtown traveled back to d.c. on air force one with the president yesterday, and today they are going to lobby members of congress very much in the same way they lobbied members of their own state legislature. and more tough talk from north korea today. the nation is urging all foreign companies and tourists to get out, claiming the peninsula is on the verge of nuclear war. experts say this is highly unlikely and it's an attempt to boost kim jong un's image at home. we're back after the break. 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 that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open 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). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's a the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ >> stephanie: hello, good morning, everybody. >> it just stopped working. >> stephanie: or our normal crap. >> north korea sent a virus. [ explosion ] >> and you were just warning me about my ancient laptop. >> stephanie: thanks a lot, kim jung un. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show"! >> stephanie: really? really? ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho ♪ >> stephanie: all right. now i'm time to feel good. i'll be the judge of that. >> all right. >> stephanie: okay then. that's delightful. hey, we have a big show coming up. let's hope things get better. comedian, michael mcdonald in studio with us in hour number 3. director garry marshall, how exciting is that? and i have one fake eyelash that has gone rogue like north korea. >> like [ inaudible ] in clock work orange. >> stephanie: right. >> she did not get that reference. >> stephanie: right. all right. let's hurry up with that missile shield. [ applause ] >> yeah, they are telling foreigners to get out -- >> get out! >> otherwise they will get ensnared in a long and protracted war. >> stephanie: right. >> really? get out. be ware middle of the ocean. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: that's right. all right. they are fearing a forced nuclear test yes? >> yeah. they are testing all of their nuclear bombs there won't be anything left. >> stephanie: yeah. it will be like they are out of bullets and then they just throw the gun. >> we don't have enough radiation from fukoshima. >> stephanie: right. that's the lead line north korea plans to recall 51,000 workers temporarily and temporarily shut down its operations at some park that i can't pronounce, and i'm not even going to try -- kithong i think that's right. >> what was the word accent you used at the end. >> you probably just said something completely obscene in korean. >> probably. >> stephanie: it is just north of the border they see it as a move in [ inaudible ] -- what i can say it otherwise. stop looking at me like this. this is a big deal said a foreign policy expert also who i will not try to pronounce, because you will give me that look. >> thank you, yes. >> stephanie: demonstrating what they really mean and crying out loud. oh, don't cry out loud. learn how to hide your feelings. [ applause ] >> i don't have that soundtrack. >> stephanie: dammit. it's from sglef -- jeff in iowa. >> that was great. >> stephanie: he gave a very 'em passioned speech about -- >> cnn dumped it right before it got passioned. >> stephanie: it took me to long to get home, that i was like i missed an entire flask of chardonnay for this. >> and all you could say was fungjong. >> stephanie: and then somehow my satellite was cut. jeff writes regarding gun safety, steph as you know back in the 70s a lot of people played with lawn darts -- i did not call it playing, i forgot to let go to i have -- it was actually a really good follow through if i would have remember today let go of the jart. >> i'm still trying to picture -- >> were you holding it backwards? >> stephanie: no you usually throw it underhand -- >> there's a little handle -- >> oh, all right. >> stephanie: it took some doing, i tell you what. let's see over time due to many serious injuries from clumsy people who misuse these toys the consumer product safety commission decided lawn darts weren't safe, and forced them off of the market. they should have put a warning at attention little spazes from buffalo. >> i think they changed the name of the product to herp derp. >> stephanie: ermahgerd. meanwhile guns kill thousands every year and we cannot even put modest controls of guns. steph, i believe you are uniquely qualified to be a spokesperson who stands up to this government tyranny and says no more. you could be the charlton heston for the lawn dart industry. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you. that is not what it sounds like when a jart goes into your skull. >> what was a jart impaling your skull sound like? [ sound effect ] >> stephanie: they have crackling skull sound effects. [ sound effect ] . >> i don't think a skull would crack like that. that's when my head was made of paper masha. every once in a while something cuts through the political clutter, and you can say what you want, but the power of parents from knewtown and the president yesterday. >> obama: we have to tell congress it is time to require a background check for anyone who want toss buy a gun so that people who are dangerous to themselves and others cannot get their hands on a gun. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was [ mumbling ] >> stephanie: exactly. a was wayne lapierre. >> herp derp. >> obama: in the wake of a tragedy, you would think this would not be a heavy lift and yet some folks back in washington are all right floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these reforms. >> stephanie: talking to you ted cruz. they are playing the same old politics on -- >> with children's lives. >> i think you should call him ted mccarthy. >> stephanie: right. >> he is the mccarthy one-man show pretty much anyway. >> stephanie: exactly. the president one more time. >> obama: this is not about politics this is about doing the right thing for all of the families that are here that have been torn apart by gun violence! [ cheers and applause ] >> stephanie: you can't, showing the little coffins is that too much. and melissa fitzgerald was saying yesterday she changed her mind on that. maybe we should have to see what it looks like. [ overlapping speakers ] >> they should know the faces of those mangled kids so they know what actually happens. >> it's like the argument against death penalty we should be able to show executions on television -- >> of course that's death porn for -- >> stephanie: but the fact that it happens is what is indecent. >> that someone like lanza could get ahold of those weapons. >> stephanie: exactly. >> obama: newtown we want you to know that we're here with you. we will not walk away from the promises that were made. we are determined more than ever to get done what was promised to be done. [ overlapping speakers ] >> what? cat food? what are you talking about? [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: you know what, we'll have a whole segment for you. right now everybody stay -- teen your arms and legs inside the topic at all times. >> cat food? >> stephanie: it's a whole thing -- social security >> he's going to poop on your obama. [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: exactly. he is in desperate straights. guys go to my pc we're all so busy business travel appointments, i have to go to chicago this weekend -- >> you have to go to cnn often. >> stephanie: that's right. and i do this in my car on the way there. you can be on your smartphone or anything. you can access your entire office computer from wherever you are. >> i should probably say that you are not driving in your car while -- >> stephanie: no, i am not. >> you are being driven. >> stephanie: driving miss stephanie. >> don't drive while you are using it -- >> stephanie: right. i'm like yes i would like a free ride in a car, and fake eyelashes. thank you. the point is with go to my pc i don't have any downtime. i can be at work from anywhere. sets up in just minutes, you v got to check it out. try it free today with a special 45-day free trial, go to gotomeeting.com, click on the try it free button, the promo code is stephanie. all right. eighteen minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> this is too weird, man. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ♪ ♪ i want -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ i want -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. twenty three minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. looky here, the headline is gop congressman's gay son, claims cnn canceled him when he refused to support his dad. i would have called cnn and said not only is he my dad, but he is a bigot. >> i get paid by the word. >> stephanie: i get exactly $0.00 for every word. matt sammons say son said that cnn canceled him for not bashing his dad for not supporting gay marriage. ruud pundit wrote a great piece on it. and he does a great piece on slavery, you know, the right to vote, all of that stuff, people have used the same arguments and it is bigotry. >> but the real story is mr. salmon spawned. >> well, he is mormon so we spawned quite a few times. >> there's something fishy about that guy. should have called the kid gill. >> stephanie: stop it. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: i'll be here to address that with them today in hair and makeup. >> i totally believe it. >> chris morgan is a big arsenal fan. >> stephanie: i think rude pundit makes a really great case about that. people argued for slavery, and they didn't think they were bigoted. mary in tucson you are on the "stephanie miller show." welcome. hello, mary. >> caller:al low ha momma. i'm calling you from lax, after just sending ten days on maui. >> stephanie: oh thank god for calling as soon as you get back. >> you sound very relaxed. >> caller: i think i'm a little tired and still a little drunk from all of the wine in first class. but i am be mommaless for over a week now, and i missed you so much, but i was not going to get up at 3:00 in the morning to listen to you. >> you know the answer the steph cast. then you can listen any time. >> stephanie: that was not a love call. she was waiting for a bag at lax, which as you know take longer than any flight even if you came from new zealand. >> terminal one seems to be the absolute worst. >> stephanie: so important to people listening in columbus. laura in pennsylvania. hi, laura. >> caller: hi, how are you doing? >> stephanie: good go ahead. >> caller: please get a pen, i'm going to give you a number that chris matthews put on the air for the u.s. senate and it's to all of the democrats and republicans for -- i'm getting a little hyper here. call your party tell them you will not vote for them in 2014 if they touch medicare and medicaid. and another thing, republicans you are going to lose like we are. the number is 202-224-3121. i'll give it to you one more time. >> stephanie: all right. i got it. thank you, laura. 202-224-3121. i got this. that's what i do for a living. >> yes you do. >> stephanie: the rescue dog i just found a good home for, it wouldn't have worked for me because indy did not like chris matthew. she freaked out. >> why is he yelling at me? >> stephanie: and she didn't even get to al sharpton. >> oh, god. >> stephanie: brent you are on the "stephanie miller show." go ahead. >> caller: hello. i was just wondering -- i haven't heard much about this except from "the young turks" last night about what is happening in arkansas with the oil spill, and exxon mobil apparent apparently [ inaudible ] off the area, not allowing any press and even imposing a no-fly zone. >> stephanie: are you implying that the oil company might have something to hide from the general public? >> what they are hiding is they are using paper towels to fix the spill. >> stephanie: are you making that up. >> it's a bounty commercial. it's the quicker picker upper. [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: thank you. >> they will get rosy from that diner out there. >> stephanie: there you go. product placement. rude pundit has some great stuff in terms of what people have justified over the ages. it is interesting the right-wing now is trying to put it out there that it is unkind of the other side-to-call them bigots -- it's unkind. >> how dare you? >> stephanie: just because we can't use the f word for gay men anymore -- >> yes. >> stephanie: so we'll talk to rude about all of that and more. twenty-nine minutes after the hour. it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ 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. 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[ laughter ] >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. wow. that started the [ censor bleep ] storm early this morning. ♪ rude pundit ♪ >> stephanie: rude, you are not only the rude pundit you are the psychic pundit now, because you wrote this great piece about sorry, conservatives you a bigot if you oppose gay marriage. and you wrote this piece about matt salmon. >> no, please inform me. >> stephanie: gay son claimed cnn canceled him when he refused to bash his dad for not supporting gay marriage. he said he still has a good relationship with his father. he wishes he would change his position on gay marriage, but he said he is not a bigot. and you wrote a great piece about how i think that's not true. >> no, he's totally a bigot. sorry, your dad is a bigot. it's just that simple you know. it's almost like the definition of bigot. if you oppose somebody being treated the same as you, that kind of makes you a bigot, and a jerk. >> stephanie: yeah, and i love that they have tried to change the debate to the other side. we'll being unkind if we call people who until five minutes ago were calling gay men the f word or if you are a rutgers coach, currently. >> that's right. when anybody challenges the status quo and say hey, you know what, you are mistreating people? those people will try to retreat to tradition and the way things have always been instead of opening their eyes and minds. >> stephanie: you made the analogy, if you saw the movie lincoln, people said they weren't bigots that believed in slavery, because they said it was in the bible. >> right. right. and it's the way it has always been. obviously science proves that the negro is less human than -- than the white man. >> stephanie: right. >> and very specifically the white man. >> stephanie: exactly. right. you say oh, how he laugh at the idiots of the past when we watch tv shows or movies that take place in the past how we shake our heads when we talk to the men who believe a women's place is in the home but they would have said the exact same thing that opponents of gay marriage say now. >> right. and of course they'll come out and say, you know, obviously we -- you're just -- they'll bring out the beastiality or polygamy argument or something tiresome like that -- >> stephanie: i have to wear no skid shoes there are so many slippery slope arguments -- >> i don't know on saw you on current, you have a gay dog hat. >> stephanie: my hat is a slippery slope argument, yeah. >> any way there's -- that they will just simply try to equate it with that as a way of again trying to justify their bigotry by pointing to things that are worse. i may not believe in slavery, but eat least i don't believe in genocide. >> stephanie: right. one group asserted agency [ inaudible ] the defense is that they are not [ inaudible ] they just believe in the christian definition of marriage -- >> and slavery. >> stephanie: exactly. that's exactly how they justified slavery and when they argued interracial marriage. >> oh, yes. and any kind of women's rights, any progression of women's rights. whether it's the bible and the women's subordinate place to the man. or science at the time of women trying to get the right to vote demonstrate that women have this kind of delicate constitution that makes it that so they can't handle -- >> stephanie: right. we'll being gallant. we're not being -- you know, we're not being sexist. >> right. >> stephanie: and that's exactly the argument. you go on to say, soaring above them all is eric erick erickson who has gone completely money [ censor bleep ] insane since he left cnn. >> that had to be why he wanted to leave. then he goes to fox and they say let your freak flag fly. >> and now he has burst like a colostomy bag. >> stephanie: as you crystallize the point so well, you say here is the question, if the government says we're not going to allow marriage because christian marriage says it should be for heterosexual couples only then what is the difference between that and the sharia law? >> right. once the group started asserting the desire for this right, then it -- it -- it -- there became no rational basis to prevent that right from being legalized. and -- and -- to oppose that right does make you bigoted, and yes, there are -- there are reasons to not -- to not legalize polygamy. there are, you know, psychological and other kinds of reasons that say well you have them for that -- but we have studies that are done by scientists who's studies are not discredited, people that trot out same-sex couples raising kid studies are often just trotting out the same discredited study they have been using for years. >> stephanie: right. there was a great piece about how 99% of the socialologist in the country were shaking their head at scrollalia. >> yeah, and i love how the right always clings to the one scientist that supports their point. as if he or she is this loan rebel -- >> stephanie: and there is 40,000 kids being raised by gay couple just here in california. it's like it's some sort of 8th grade science experiment? >> obviously they will be hooked on crack and joining gangs. >> stephanie: of course. >> that's so prevalent in the gay community. >> stephanie: and then i love at the end you of course do not reach out in inclusive fashion at all you boot stomp them in the end, you say in a few years, you will be mocked as fools not by just mocking liberals, but think vast, vast majority of young people who [ inaudible ] our pop culture of the future you will have to sit on the couch and laugh at how needlessly cruel you truly were. it's a civil right's battle that has marched more quickly than the other ones, right? >> yeah, i would say it's something that has reached critical mass, and a lot of that has hand by young people coming of age, and realizing that they have power now. this is the first election that i actually look forward to -- the 2014 election i look forward to it being about guns and gays. >> stephanie: yeah. hang on one second, rude richard is a christian who does not like being called a bigot about this. hey, richard good morning. >> caller: good morning. yes, the -- your guest i think is completely wrong. he can have his opinion but when it comes to christianity i think you guys have a right to -- to same-sex marriage. that's your right. but when it comes to christianity that's -- to say we have to agree to that that's ludicrous, that's almost idiotsy -- >> stephanie: what do you mean you have to agree to it? >> >> caller: that's what he is saying if we don't agree it to we're bigots. >> stephanie: but if you are saying everything is in the bible -- >> caller: the christian were the abbollitionist as well. you are legislating gay marriage over the bible. that's what you are talking about right now. >> the constitution is over the bible. >> can i ask a quick question? [ overlapping speakers ] >> richard do you believe that -- that -- that legislation should always take into consideration biblical belief? >> caller: no. >> no. okay. do you believe -- now nobody wants to force any judge to perform any ceremony at all -- >> caller: you are talking about making my church a place of bigots. you are trying to put us out of business. that is absolutely persecution -- >> stephanie: how are we trying to put you out of business -- >> caller: i'm saying if you block legislation or -- or if you try to promote legislation that prevents gay couples from getting married, that that is bigoted, because you are denying them the civil right that -- that non-gay couples have. so -- so i don't -- so this -- this is imposing a disbelief on legislation. [overlapping speakers] >> caller: by the way i would also offer, and this is going to piss you off, but i would offer that yes, your church is bigoted if it doesn't allow for gay marriages. and that's persecution. that's not discrimination -- >> stephanie: we're just expressing opinions -- richard let me ask your -- i don't know if -- what, you know flavor of christianity you are, but [ inaudible ] leader has urged gay marriage supporters to skip union, and deny he gay marriage supporter supporters communion. >> caller: that is absolutely gospel. >> stephanie: jesus never said anything about home sexuality. [overlapping speakers] >> caller: nobody on the pro gay marriage side is saying you can't step aside -- you can't be bigoted, you can belong to a bigoted organization no matter how -- >> stephanie: hang on rude. richard go ahead. >> caller: believe to a group that wants to persecute us -- >> stephanie: you have the freedom to practice whatever religion you want, gays just want to marry. why can't we -- >> caller: you are talking to a christian that doesn't have any problem with same-sex marriage. what bothers me is when you have guests that come in here and say that this guy on the radio, your caller is now a bigot, and is now guilty of a hate crime -- >> stephanie: nobody said that. [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: all right. >> i think he needs to get his definitions right. persecution is not saying -- if i say you are a bigot, that's not persecution, that's me putting a label on you. i am not telling you can't speak your ideas. i'm not even telling you that you didn't belong to groups that believe these kind of bigoted things. be it the kkk or whatever. you can't prevent somebody from having rights. >> i don't think you could force a church to doggette marriages if they don't believe in that though. >> stephanie: right. and nobody is. >> it doesn't have to be a religious ceremony. >> i think he got a little sensitive there when he accused us of accusing him of hate crimes. >> yeah. again a thought crime is not a hate crime. >> i blame stephanie's hat. >> stephanie: i do too. now look what you have done. we can't have nice bigoted callers now because of you. >> we are so showing up on news busters. >> oh my god! >> stephanie: nicely done. >> hi, news busters! >> stephanie: love you. see you next week. a was worth going long for. >> that's right. >> stephanie: right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: call the political party line now, 1-800-steph-1-2. ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. 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. ♪ ♪ oh oh listen to -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ oh, oh, listen to -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ oh, oh listen to -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ all the time ♪ >> stephanie: oh, it is the "stephanie miller show." where dreams come true. you just said -- >> we have been offered [ inaudible ] hutchison. >> computer says no. >> stephanie: >> oh that's a no? i was about ready to book him. >> stephanie: sorry. go to big commerce.com today. check it out you have got to sell online if you are not -- >> you are dumb. >> stephanie: right. now we're getting a little over the top. >> okay. >> stephanie: 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. let's go to carol in maryland. hi, carol, welcome. >> caller: hi, stephanie. how are you? >> stephanie: good, go ahead. >> caller: first off i am a christian, and for me personally homosexuality is not a choice. i couldn't do myself. but if other people do it let it be their choice -- >> stephanie:s like saxby chandler said i'm not gay, so i'm not going to marry one, which is fine. >> caller: yeah but romans chapter 1:26-28 clearly says god gave them over to shameful lust even their women [ inaudible ] natural relations with women and were enflamed with their love with -- men committing shameful acts with one another. and furthermore he gave them over because they did not think it worthwhile to obtain the knowledge of god -- >> stephanie: i don't need the entire bible verse, yes, i'm familiar with that. but there are a lot of things in the bible. should we make all of those into social policy? a lot of theologians don't think even that chapter you read is about homosexuality, it's about pro promiscuity. >> caller: my thing is you need solutions -- >> stephanie: but if you are going to -- the bible says it's okay to own slaves. so was it wrong that we abolished slavery in the united states? >> caller: i personally don't think one man should own another -- >> but the bible says you. >> caller: but these are personal choices -- >> it's not the personal choice for the slaves. >> stephanie: right. it's not a personal choice to be gay. so what is the difference? how do you justify one kind of bigotry and not the other. >> caller: i think everybody has the right to choose as long as they are not harming other people -- >> stephanie: i choose not to get paid for my work yeah. >> caller: yeah, but the solution is really simple. marriage is marriage. let it be between a man and a woman -- >> stephanie: i understand people repeat that over and over again, but do you understand that is exactly the way we used to talk about black people marrying white people -- >> caller: why can't they have civil unions -- >> stephanie: first of all it's not they. we're all people. we all want the same rights. how is equality bad for you, for instance? >> caller: it's not. >> then why are you so against it. >> caller: i'm not against it. i think they should be entitled to have -- >> they. >> caller: okay. how would you like to [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: i choose to be a cnn slave, i choose to go on cnn for free but i didn't choose to be gay. >> caller: everybody has the right to their choices, and they'll be judged when they get -- >> stephanie: i'm good with that. i will arrive in my big gay dog hat. >> caller: yeah, but nobody -- one person's right doesn't usurp the rights of others -- >> stephanie: but you are trying to usurp my right to do the same thing -- are youry married? >> caller: yes, i am. i want you to have all of the rights that couples get -- >> stephanie: what if it means a lot to me to call it marriage? >> caller: my sister gay. i stood with her at her ceremony. >> stephanie: so you just object to the word. >> caller: it's just a word, and why do we have to fight over a word? >> stephanie: let's change the word cabbage and you can have your cabbage and i'll have mine then. >> caller: but why do you feel like you have to force yourself into -- >> stephanie: oh my god. >> never mind. >> stephanie: all right. fifty-eight minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: all right. welcome back to bible talk. if anyone would like to call back with a much longer baseball verse to read that would be spectacular. and this hour, jacki schechner coming up charlie pierce of esquire.com, and next hour michael mcdonald. >> if i could remember my [ inaudible ] i would recite that for you. >> stephanie: let's have a brief sader before we get to news. >> maybe elijah will finally show up. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: okay. in the meantime jacki schechner in the current news news -- [ inaudible ]. >> good morning, everybody. bernie sanders and california representative mark dacono are going to help deliver more than 2 million signatures to the white house today, asking president obama to give up the idea of cuts to social security. we know that the president is going to have a call in his budget for a change in the cpi which would mean serious cuts for seniors. a group of progressive organizations, including move-on.org, and the alliance for retired americans among others. south carolina congressional candidate, elizabeth colbert-busch is out with her first ad. >> i'm a single mom raising three young children, i had to be independent and do what was right for them. now i'm going to take that lesson to congress. i don't take any special-interest pledges or follow any party line. >> stephanie: she is up against mark sanford in a special election on may 7th. and mayors against illegal guns is taking the nra's practice of raiding lawmakers and turning it around. they are creating a grading system of its own, they are going to score members of congress on where they stand in relation to gun-control legislation, the more they support tougher laws the better grade they get. the mayor's group plans to spend a million dollars on tv ads in ten states and d.c. promoting their grades. they are targeting both republicans and democrats in red-leaning states. we're back after the break. ♪ rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open 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). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. 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[♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: stop it rude pundit -- i am always interested in what willford brimly things -- >> we can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. the fun trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. like the time i caught the ferry over to shelbyville, i needed a new heel for my shoe -- >> stephanie: all right. we have heard that one -- >> now in romans 47.5 it says when thine needst and heels with thine shoe -- >> stephanie: do not do a nose whistle. >> i can't. i'm not that old. >> stephanie: him. rude pundit has tweeted -- [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: he tweeted yes, i did just say if you support your church's opposition to gay marriage, you are a bigot, suck it. >> which you can't do in virginia. >> stephanie: no. oh, it's a love letter looky here. david writes steph with reference to chris's comments yesterday that the only creature who finds your voice soothing is a stray dog -- >> now in the dirt hole with precious -- >> stephanie: she is having a wonderful time. >> okay. >> stephanie: i am and my six year old cockapoo. as soon as he hears your voice, he jumps on the bed and stairs at the tv. i have attached a picture of him. hi, tyler, he's so handsome and romantic. >> tyler is like what is this bitch doing? >> stephanie: yes. i only wish he would listen to me very intently i'm sure you know you are very popular in the 6-year-old cockapoo area. all right. give me some russian music, please. we stumbled once again into the gay marriage debate, because all straight people everywhere have nothing but solid happy marriages. russian man who wanted his wife back used a homemade bomb to blow her up. [ explosion ] >> that says i love you to piece. >> stephanie: she's okay now. >> she has recovered. [ inaudible ] >> stephanie: a russian man who reportedly tricked his ex-wife -- very road runner after detonating a homemade explosive device says he did so in an even fort to foster an atmosphere of reconciliation. as you do. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: the woman suffered multiple broken bones. the man claims he set up the ruse in order to win the woman back -- >> natasha! i lovia! >> stephanie: please what is gift you give. [ explosion ] >> it's exploding bomb! nyet it is not funny. >> stephanie: it is not. the man hoped the trauma of the incident would lead her to believe he is her soul protector. [ applause ] >> that settles it. >> stephanie: natasha, who is blow you up. boris, you have to protect me. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: all right. anthony in maryland -- in baltimore, you are on the "stephanie miller show." hello, anthony. >> caller: hey, how you doing? >> stephanie: good, go ahead. >> caller: one of my questions is -- do you think gay marriage is jesus like? >> love is jesus like. >> stephanie: i think any kind of love is jesus like. >> caller: i mean like i justing don't understand how our -- when a man is supposed to be -- like a woman is supposed to be coming from the [ inaudible ] of man, that is supposed to be -- you know what i mean? his partner. >> stephanie: and jesus -- >> jesus didn't say anything about ribs that was the old testament. >> do you guys think that churches should accept gay marriages? >> stephanie: they shouldn't be forced to as jim said. nobody is forcing -- >> under government law, though you should be able to marry the person you love. >> caller: i mean i guess that's okay. but it looks weird -- >> stephanie: it looks weird? >> caller: like not weird -- >> stephanie: we should haven't equal rights because it looks weird to some people. so your main person is having the correct amount of ribs to be with each other. >> caller: no. no. no. what about this too, some doctors say that anal sex is not -- [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: all right now. >> you people think that all gay people do is have sex -- >> lesbians are really big on the anal sex. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: yep. >> marriage is about creating a life together with the person you love. making a home together. maybe even having kids together -- >> stephanie: whatever, blah blah, blah. >> dirty, dirty, dirty! dirty! it's dirty! >> and straight people never have anal sex. >> stephanie: yeah. >> dirty! dirty! dirty! >> stephanie: he is going back to his linda trip impression. give me monica. >> that's the voice we used for linda trip way back when. >> stephanie: remarkably she sounded almost exactly like that. >> and monica sounded pretty much like -- >> stephanie: oh, my god. oh, my god! >> yes, get me more! da! da! da! >> stephanie: are we doing clinton impeachment here today. >> clintons are in the news today. >> stephanie: there you go. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> chelsea is in news too. >> stephanie: good morning, mori. >> caller: first i want to say this is not the america that i signed up for, certainly not when i marched in the 60s and when i joined the sds. this is just unbelievable to me. i certainly want gun checks on people who are buying guns. however, i thought it verged on political pandering to indicate to that grief-stricken crowd that a background check could have done anything to forstall that tragedy. >> stephanie: because his mother gave him the guns? >> caller: but did didn't he do her in -- >> stephanie: right. but mori the point of a lot of these recent tragedies, a background check would have stopped -- virginia tech, the aurora shooter -- >> caller: unless it's at a gun show. because those take place on the weekends. and you can't run checks on the weekends. >> stephanie: right. and that's why he would stop the gun shows. all right. seventeen minutes after the hour -- oh i have to do this first. maybe i didn't want to do it there. >> i'm going to leave it there. >> stephanie: just because you said that, i'm going to do it after the break. >> no, you are not. >> stephanie: yes, i am. >> what in the name of holy hell is going on here? >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." 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[♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: type in the offer code stephanie, carbonite.com. the offer code is stephanie. >> do it. >> stephanie: do it. twenty-three minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2. we have charlie pierce coming up. armando in new jersey. >> caller: hello. >> stephanie: hi go ahead. >> caller: my point is to the people that called about gay marriage. if that's not too much trouble. >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: that lady she mentioned the verse, she used the word natural, and that's interesting considering we have already proven that homosexuality is both in nature and in humanity which means that that verse is completely null and void. and in terms of using the word marriage, that is exactly what everyone wants to do because the word suggests that everybody is accepted. and that means marriage loving -- or the love between homosexuals and heterosexuals is completely equal. so it is not just semantics. it goes much deeper than that. >> stephanie: yep, it's all about love. there you go. >> i think that gay penguins are going to hell. >> stephanie: right. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: here is another story about how all straight mar ages everywhere are completely perfect. grandmother arrested for hiring grandson to kill his grandfather. this is in chicago. janet strickland a beneficiary of her husband's savings, bought her grandson a car, home furnishings, gym shoes, tattoos, and a new phone. >> is grandpa okay? >> stephanie: no grandpa is dead. >> stephanie: here is a gift certificate to pottery barn now go kill grandpa. >> grandpa went to heaven and all i got was this lousy tattoo. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: jerry in new york go ahead. >> caller: i just wanted to say, make a few points the constitution is not over the bible, because that's where the bible came from -- >> stephanie: wait a minute! hey now. hold up, man. no, the constitution did not come from the bible. >> caller: it was inspired from the bible. >> it was not. [ overlapping speakers ] >> what is the first amendment, jerry? >> caller: i'm just saying -- i just want to make a couple of points, and you can speak on it -- >> stephanie: well if your next point is as incorrect as your first point, this is not going to end well. >> caller: okay. black and white people marrying is not the same -- >> stephanie: it is also in the bible that it is wrong. the bible says slavery is okay. >> caller: no it doesn't. >> in the old testament. >> caller: slavery in the bible was indentured servants -- >> no they were slaves. >> stephanie: okay. our founding fathers wanted us to have freedom of and from religion -- >> caller: all right. innocence you are right -- yes. but god liberated that. god wasn't cool with that. that's because of man's sin -- >> stephanie: god said i am not cool with that -- >> the founding fathers weren't necessarily christians you know? most of them were deists. >> caller: honestly the founding fathers a lot of them were racist and owned slaves -- i agree with you. it was crazy. the second thing is when you guys were talking about -- you know, the lady said -- you know about the sex issue. it's just a sex issue. well, that's who you can find your identity in. it's not the fact that i'm a man or a woman but this is who i desire to have sex with. >> do you define your relationships with women as only sex? >> stephanie: i think you stunned him >> you only look at women as sex objects? >> caller: no. >> then why do gay men -- >> caller: this is who you choose to have sex with. >> do you choose to have sex with women over men? >> caller: yes. >> stephanie: when he didn't allow interracial marriage -- are you born wanting to have sex with another race or do you choose it -- >> caller: everything is a choice -- >> stephanie: it is hard to make the points that good when you are this strong, sir, and i would appreciate an answer. it's true. they could have made that argument back then. are you born wanting to have sex with someone of another race or do you choose it. you can't handle the truth. i want answers! i'm calling in code red. >> call in charlie pierce. >> stephanie: i'm calling in backup. charlie pierce next on the "stephanie miller show." >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. 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[overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: 1-800-steph-1-2 >> no, they are gone gone. >> stephanie: no they are back back. >> i did not no no. >> stephanie: what is wrong with us today? i blame charlie pierce. >> there is only one man in america that understands -- ♪ pierce ♪ >> stephanie: charlie pierce ♪ why is everybody always laughing with me ♪ >> i see the lights went out in the chandelier went out very very early today. >> very early. >> stephanie: it's north korea, i blame kim. >> which i am not allowed to do anymore, apparently. >> can you still do the old man? he is dead. >> stephanie: right. people that are offended by imitations of dead north korean dictators may object. you write, perhaps we should expand our not so workable defense system aka, rat hole one. yeah what the what the charlie pierce? >> thank god for chris hayes, because he had an expert on that said please don't fall for all of this nonsense. this is apparently this guy demonstrating to his impoverished bizarre land over which he presides that he is nuttier than his father was. >> stephanie: yeah jim was quoting seth myers, look out middle of the ocean. >> i think dennis rodman said something to him. because he has snapped. >> yeah maybe he is paranoid that tattooed pierce people come roaring over the border. kind of like being invaded by hal sparks's band. >> yeah, kind of. >> stephanie: now you keep a good eye on -- obviously we focus a lot on national politics, and you keep an eye on what is going on in the state. you say if i wait long enough in the campaign of scott walker [ inaudible ] to sell off the state peace meal continues at piece i might [ inaudible ] with a huge clock and decent number. walker has appointed as a first class corporate ho to chair the utility board. >> i think he -- i think he knows people are noticing and the people he needs to run for president approve. the guy is on a winning streak up there. he is getting everything he wants. his popularity rating is not plunging the way jindal's has. and he has managed to stay away in large part from the crazy stuff like establishing a religion in north carolina -- >> stephanie: i keep saying peek are trying to out crazy kansas. >> right. and he is not doing that. he is selling his state to corporations. and while that is deplorable especially given the progressive political history that wisconsin has, it's not going to get him headlines. i found this because i'm pathetic and went to school there and read the newspaper there every day. >> stephanie: yeah. it is particularly sad, i think. >> yeah, he has all of the wherewithal that sam brownback has in texas, but he is not putting through the crazy stuff. >> stephanie: yeah. here is another problem with rand paul -- another one of your finist pieces. for politicians in the paul family the five-minute rule goes for everything said by crazy uncle liberty -- [ inaudible ] >> stephanie: at precisely 5:01 [ inaudible ]. and this is once again the case right? >> yeah, this is -- my problem with rand paul is not that he is standing up against the abridgment of our civil liberties in the government, he is going to tell us it's freedom. this is based on a l.a. time's piece i read. there is no free speech left in the workplace. it's gone. so we're raising a generation of school children and workers who have no concept that their civil liberties are anything more than something that inconveniences their teachers and bosses. >> stephanie: video cameras and software keeps track of each key stroke. we are less free than we have ever been. >> right. because the institutions that rand paul applauds are -- >> stephanie: right. you make a good point in this unemployment environment. you said businesses are asking employees to work harder without providing the perks that were once routine. >> yeah, that's actually the l.a. times piece. but that is the big hammer -- and again, something that could be remedied by a viable, you know, network of organized labor, which we don't have anymore. snee yeah. all of it. bosses pepper employees with emails on the weekend and at night, they monitor the twitter and facebook pages -- >> wow. >> stephanie: rand paul to name only one person [ inaudible ] unions a threat to liberty, workplace safety rules are a threat to liberty. you don't like the way your boss is prying into your private life, find another boss to pry into your private life. >> yeah, that's the solution. make sure it is subcontract the job to every other area in your life. >> stephanie: charlie pierce you make us laugh. [ applause ] >> and i gets the canned radio applause. is chris lavoie there? >> i'm here. >> all right. as i said last week i'm facebook friends with chris and he keeps putting up beef cake photos and my wife keeps going who is that hunk. [ applause ] >> stephanie: all right. have a great day, honey. [ applause ] >> yay! >> stephanie: mickey in south carolina. >> caller: howdy everybody. say, i heard ralphy may on comedy central the other night, and he made a great point about the gays and lesbians and stuff. he said anyone who is homophobic heterosexual and bigoted they are hypocrites because it's the heterosexuals that have the gays and the lesbians and the homosexuals. >> stephanie: exactly. you don't like it. quit making us. [ applause ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: and now a story about a dog. >> okay. >> stephanie: actually it's not dogs. what is not great about this story gawker brings up. cheap toy poodles turned out to be ferrets on steroids. don't you hate that. >> damn you mark sanford! look what you bought. >> stephanie: a man in argentina was either ripped off or not, depending on your view. he visited a bizarre in brainest aries -- >> stephanie: what is banes that aries? >> it's a foodle. >> stephanie: the fluffily white ferrets are bulked up to be sold as dogs. >> oh. >> stephanie: the man -- >> wonder if they can bench 800 pounds. >> sure. there's that. [ overlapping speakers ] >> why keep a jack in your trunk, when you get a flat tire just have your ferret bench press your car. >> stephanie: he had no idea he was in possession of a beefed-up ferret until he brought the animal to the vet for shots. >> you're not fixing nothing! what are you looking at! >> stephanie: they weigh around three pounds and have a life span of 7 to 10 years. so if your pet poodle is still alive after 10 years, congratulations it's not a ferret. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> stephanie: wow. wow. wow. >> and right now i'm looking at a video over here of a cat discovering a mirror and then practicing its jazz paws. >> stephanie: oh no. don't try to do spirit fingers. you will hurt yourself. lewis in georgia. hey, lewis. >> caller: hey stephanie. love your show watch it every way from 9:00 until 12:00. you guys are wonderful. >> stephanie: eastern time. >> caller: i have been in a gay relationship with my partner with 19 years. [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> stephanie: did you think you were getting a ferret? >> caller: and the other one is gun control, i survived a break in from two men who beat me stabbed me, and raped me. and my partner stood by my side the whole time. and my sister on the other hand had a husband who beat her up. and i always said maybe you should try the other side because i know some nice lesbians that won't hit you. >> stephanie: there you go. forty-five minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: call stephanie now. she's easy. 1-800-steph-1-2. ♪ my relationship with water started when i was a kid. you think of how many people go to the ocean and for such different reasons. it attracts everyone but i think we're all attracted by one similar thing which is the horizon. ya know, there is nothing more peaceful than standing on the edge of the shore and looking out at that horizon. that place where blue meets blue. i'm a story teller. as a story teller i really think that adventure works to draw out people into a story. i have this long relationship with "national geographic". it's afforded me the opportunity to organize expeditions with their encouragement that have taken us by kayak literally around the world. historically a lot of people who go out on adventures go out for adventure's sake which i applaud. but this day and age i think you have to go out with a higher purpose. everywhere we went we talked to people about climate change, overfishing. all those things we've saw we've seen literally everywhere we've gone. a big part of our motivation in going out and having these adventures is to bring back stories that we can share. ya know, the tools are incredibly important. technology has changed but the goal is the same. it is to enlighten people using adventure as the trigger. on each of these adventures, at one point, i'll just be sitting on a beach, looking at that horizon line and reminding myself how lucky i am to be able to be out there and to be both learning for myself and then sharing. i know that we're not going to change the world from the seat of a kayak but if i'm able to bring those stories back and share them and i manage to change the life of one person or two or three or four then it was totally worth it. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. 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. ♪ ♪ there ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, no river deep enough to keep me from -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ >> stephanie: the third hour of the "stephanie miller show." this hour brought to you by therabreath lozenges. check it out. hey, daily beast my new favorite john favro, former obama speech writer wrote a piece that sequestration is actually bad. washington never treated the sequester with the seriousness it deserved. some reporters were tweeting about how boring they found the sequester business. but he notes all of the really really bad stuff. it's the paul ryan budget on steroids. brought to you by you know, republican men. ♪ ♪ i'm republican man, made a lot of [ inaudible ] all over the world, and in every state i restrict the rights of at least 1 million girls ♪ i have a vaginal probe waiting for you, down in new mexico ♪ ♪ if you are ever in alaska stop and see my x-governor shovelling snow ♪ ♪ and my right-wing friends down in the old south still have crosses to burn and that rosy we can find a way to try to overturn ♪ ♪ oh the separation of church and state ♪ ♪ i remember the night when the carolina legislator tried to sweep [ inaudible ] right out of sight ♪ ♪ oh, i'm republican man, yes, i'm republican man ♪ [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you rocky mountain mike. who will be in the audience for chicago sexy liberal this saturday. tickets going very, very fast. this is the first time i have mentioned it. sexy liberal this saturday. >> get it. >> stephanie: get it go. speaking of republican men, representative paul braun -- >> brown. >> stephanie: he's a peach, he's a georgia peach. he explained he opposes health insurance covering sex change or hair transplant procedures because he personally likes being a boy he said i don't want to pay for a sex change depreciation presumably referring to the -- i like being a boy. >> that's like saying i enjoy being cancer free. >> stephanie: the point is they are not covered anyway, so anyway -- earlier this year. just in case you forget who this guy is. he took pride in his status as the first member of the house to call the president a socialist. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: last year he was a member of the house committee on science and technology and he referred to scientific principals such as evolution and the big bang theory as lies from hell. [ applause ] >> stephanie: okay. then. byron in michigan you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: hello, stephanie. >> stephanie: hello, go ahead. >> caller: hello. i was just making -- wanted to make a comment on the biblical imperative, if you will -- >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: of -- you can -- when somebody starts quoting chapter and verse to -- to justify their position it's like you can justify anything, i think -- >> stephanie: yeah, with the bible, and people have. yep, they have used it to justify all sorts of horrible things. >> they used it as a cujel. >> stephanie: do you think you get paid extra to use big words? >> i just like that word. >> stephanie: the president's press secretary yesterday, jay carney. >> a substantial number of purchases of weapons are achieved without background checks. >> stephanie: yeah. so it's trying to even get that gun now -- as the president said this should not be a heavy lift. senator harry reid yesterday. >> 90% of americans believe we should do something, and i get a letter from a group of republicans saying don't touch it. we don't want anything to do with it. that flies in the face of what 90% of americans want. >> screw them. who cares about them. 90%. what? >> stephanie: and pointing out -- >> many senate republicans seem afraid to even engage in this debate. shame on them. >> stephanie: it is ted cruz that is threatening to filibuster debating this. >> he is. >> stephanie: mark barton is a newtown victim's father. >> mental health is just as important as everything else. it's just at this particular time, the focus on legislation is about the gun part of the issue. >> stephanie: yeah, we do need to do something about every part of it. and even this first piece we're having trouble with. david wheeler. >> every time it's somebody else's school somebody else's town, somebody else's community, until one day you wake up and it's not. >> stephanie: yeah. yeah. i mean and how many more of these do we need? as we say over and over again. asa hutchison who we have been offered as a guest. >> yes. >> whether it's mental health concerns we can do better on or providing more safety for our children in schools, very little has been done, so i'm disappointed the president has not focused the debate on the right issue for america. >> stephanie: yes, the president has done it wrong, i'm -- >> disappointed! >> stephanie: because you are fighting to do absolutely nothing. >> status quo anti-. >> stephanie: yeah. okay. kelly in ohio, hi kelly, welcome. >> hello. >> stephanie: hello. >> caller: you have such a circus going on there today. >> stephanie: right? >> caller: i don't even know where to start. the one gentlemen who called who thought that gay sex was icky. i'm 55 years old, i have been a lesbian all my life -- [overlapping speakers] >> caller: i'm a pro. well, i'm single now, but -- >> stephanie: all right. >> caller: i have been in two long-term relationships my past partner passed away in 2007 and both of these relationships we traveled. we had pets. my first partner, we went to england, colorado, we had such a normal life. >> stephanie: yep. >> caller: and sex was never -- i thank you guys for telling him and correcting him being gay or lesbian has nothing to do with sex. >> stephanie: there you go. it's more about pets. i'm just saying. >> gay pets. >> stephanie: right. that's why i'm wearing this hat today. >> stephanie: back with michael mcdonald next on the "stephanie miller show." [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: okay kids. actor comedian extrordanaire, michael mcdonald coming up live in studio and director garry marshall all on the big show this hour. jacki schechner, paul braun of georgia, he was doing a little expose on obamacare, and he said i dwoont to pay for a sec change operation, i like being a boy. >> then don't have one. >> stephanie: but it's not covered anyway. >> i know, but don't have one. >> stephanie: right. right. that's what i mean, but i love how they always start with a false premise. it's not covered under obamacare, and that was his whole point of his little rant i guess. >> yeah. let people do what they want to do with their lives they are not hurting anybody else. >> what that is crazy talk! noo -- >> stephanie: exactly. here she is. >> good morning, everybody, things are starting to get interesting over a leaked tape that "mother jones" had published online. mitch mcconnell and some campaign aids talking about ways to go after actress ashley judd. judd has announced she is not going to run for senate but back when the recording was made, judd was still possible contender. according to "mother jones" mcconnell and his aid were prepared to attack judd on his political stance and her personal life including past bouts with depression and her religious views. it got the recorder from a source that wants to remain anonymous, and has the adios tape and transcript online. and now they want the fbi to get involved and investigate why "mother jones" got the recording. it -- a new report out shows 31 areas where we are wasting manpower and money because we have too many agencies doing the same thing. this is the third year the gao has analyzed where the government would be more effective and efficient. for example, we have three different agencies doing cat fish inspections and contract with 159 different organizations for department of defense foreign language report. we're back after the break. ♪ rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open 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). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [♪ theme music ♪] >> 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 ♪ >> no, it's not. >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." michael mcdonald how cute is he. there was silence before we went on the air and he is like what is happening? michael mcdonald actor comedian extrordanaire, good morning. >> good morning to you my lady. and that word goes all around the room to whomever will accept it. >> stephanie: so you are in a new movie. directed by -- >> paul fige >> stephanie: tell us about it. >> it's a movie about melissa and sandy. >> stephanie: that's what you call her when you have met her. >> stephanie: i love sandra bullock. >> you should. she is great. they play these mismatched cops -- or actually sandy is from the fbi, and they try to take down this really bad drug cartel, and i spend the movie trying to kill them. >> stephanie: oh, you are the bad guy. >> one of them yeah. >> stephanie: you are too cute to play the bad guy. see already i love it, because that was the plot of miss congeniality. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> yes, but this is very different. it has great music in it and looks great. it's really funny and lots of action. >> stephanie: awesome. so you are going to gotham comedy club? >> this weekend, friday and saturday night, yes. >> stephanie: and then washington, d.c., the improve. >> yes that's the 25th 26th 2 27th 27th 27th. >> stephanie: what do you talk about in your stand up -- >> well, i know this is a political show, so i have jokes about flat taxes that are hilarious. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: you have a whole sequestration chunk. >> there's character work in that. no, i talk about a delightful fun mom, talk about mad tv and if something in this interview goes south, you might find yourself in the show. >> stephanie: we have never gone south. >> i have a question. stephanie have you ever gone south? [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: yeah. chris how did this start. he started a [ censor bleep ] early this morning. oh, because rude pundit had a piece that if you are against gay marriage you are a bigot. and then he told people on twitter to suck it. >> yeah, i heard part of it. it was a little firey. >> yeah. >> stephanie: we were just saying that people have used the bible throughout the ages to justify slavery and say oh i'm not a bigot, it's in the bible. >> i'm against gay marriage just for me. because that's the only excuse i have got. i wish i could but it's illegal. >> stephanie: if it didn't -- >> those people oooooooooh. oh, well. anyway, let's go have a margarita. >> stephanie: detroit area catholic leaders are urging gay marriage supporters to skip communion. catholics who try to support gay marriage should not try to receive communion, it logically brings shame for double dealing that is not unlike perjury. >> what? >> huh? >> i would assume -- if you are a catholic then you have to subscribe to those things and then if you take communion, you are in effect saying i subscribe to the hard line -- >> stephanie: here is the good news communion would be so speedy, because there would be hardly anyone that would qualify. pretty much everyone breaking some church rule or another. >> but that's what confession is for. can't you just confess that you are a gay marriage supporter every week and then you are okay. >> one thing i think is great for catholics is you do something wrong -- admit it to -- >> i was in world war ii and killed a lot of people. >> oh jim. [ buzzer ] >> winston churchill. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: grover cleveland! no, that would be perjury though, because you would be confessing falsely -- >> not if you are really indecisive -- >> stephanie: last week i thought i meant it. i changed my mind. >> oopsy. my bad. >> stephanie: anyway he did not specify a catholic figure in his post, but society's efforts to may views on gay marriage are wrong. and they should be denied communion because of their position. i'm just saying that sounds a little bigoty to me. >> stephanie: i was on cnn -- >> oh. >> stephanie: is she nice she seems pretty? i don't know. i'm on satellite. yes, she seems delightful. tim burnetty is getting getting -- taxpayer money that gets paid. he resigned after this video -- >> after throwing things at people -- >> stephanie: no he is the athletic director. the fact that these are these fiscal conservatives, and this is taxpayer money that they are using to pay this guy off, basically. he gets the money even if he takes another job. >> that's right. >> how do i get that deal? >> throw a bale at somebody's head. >> i need to misbehave more. >> stephanie: rice was fired last week not for cause. first of all we were saying it is assault. before you even get to the homophobic slurs, how is whiping a basketball at someone's head not assault -- >> isn't that what happens in the game, though. >> if you are whipping a ball at someone's head that's against the rules. >> but what if i provide my best attempt at being devil's advocate the whole day -- >> stephanie: well then you will just be irritating. [ laughter ] [ overlapping speakers ] >> what does that mean? >> stephanie: right. he is in line to be paid over a million dollars plus a hundred thousand dollars bonus. >> so if he would have been fired for cause like if he killed someone or something -- >> stephanie: how is that not for cause. [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: all right. let's take jana in ohio. >> caller: hi, stephanie. you have to say hello to my husband dana he has been a big fan. >> stephanie: hi dana. >> he is not a puppy. >> caller: no. everybody who keeps arguing about what marriage is. marriage is a way of keeping your goodies, your virginity, love, heart, money. if somebody wants your goodies, then they are going to have to sign a contract and make admission to everybody they know, and a promise to you that you know, they are going to stay with you after they get your goodies. and that's what a marriage is a legal and moral contract, but people can't go sticking the bible in that, because not everybody follows the bible in this country. >> stephanie: that's exactly right. >> i'm never going to refer to anything i have as anything again other than my goodies. >> stephanie: would you like to see my goodies. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> stephanie: that's why i wore this raincoat. [ inaudible ] >> stephanie: all right. i had another thought, and it just magically went away. >> you okay? >> stephanie: i'm fine. i am fine. >> don't help me. >> stephanie: nobody touch me. let's go to kelly in west virginia, you are on with michael. hi, kelly. >> caller: good morning, guys. i'm getting ready to take a vacation, and i'm packing and getting ready this morning, and this nut richard calls in, and the bible lady calls in but richard is the one that really got me he said that gays are persecuting christians? >> stephanie: right. we are trying to drive his church out of business. >> the mormons have been persecuting homos since they -- >> stephanie: that's right on the promo, i think. all right. sixteen minutes after the hour, we continue with michael mcdonald, on the "stephanie miller show." >> it even vibrates like real. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ♪ ♪ all i want to do even if i have to scream and shout, baby -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ take a listen tell me do you like what you hear ♪ if this don't turn you on, just say the world, and i'm gone i know ain't nothing wrong with your ears ♪ >> stephanie: it's the "stephanie miller show." michael mcdonald is here with us, who you can see this weekend live. and in the new sandy bullock movie. because we're friends. >> you can play her sister actually. >> her much older sister. [ buzzer ] >> what? >> stephanie: in the movie called "the heat." >> the trailers are hysterical i get hit in the face for a phone book in one of them i think -- >> stephanie: can we do that to you hear? >> do they make phone books anymore? >> i know the poor phone book companies, the way of the horse whip -- >> stephanie: it's sort of sad when you see it in your driveway, the amount of time it takes you to take it from your driveway to the recycle ben. >> how harwould it be to know everything that you doing is absolutely pointless. >> stephanie: that's a good point. >> how long have you guys been fighting over words? >> for eight and a half years now. >> stephanie: this show is like a really hostile episode of friends. joe you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: hey, i just wanted to tell you, when you are in chicago, it will be the one year anniversary of ted's i'll be dead or in jail comment. >> stephanie: yes, we're waiting. we're waiting, ted. >> what's it going to be, ted? [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: well-known southern bell lindsey graham -- >> oh my stars! >> stephanie: the president is showing a little bit of leg here. that was very odd phrase. he said his overall budget is not going to make it but he sort of made a step forward. president showing a little leg, but he would like a little more. >> the southerners always have a way of putting things in a way that makes you think. >> i'll have another mint jewulep. >> stephanie: i was in jacksonville, which is really the south, and i opened a door for a woman and she said well aren't you sweet enough to kill a diabetic. >> stephanie: that's like when they say, bless your heart. >> yeah that means you are slower than slow. bless your heart. >> oh, bless your heart. >> stephanie: karen in illinois. you are on the "stephanie miller show" with michael. hi, karen. hello, karen? >> hello. >> caller: hi. >> oh hello. hi. >> caller: great. i listen to your show on tv and your radio show and i just wanted to say that i'm going to be attending the sexy liberal -- my second -- >> stephanie: oh my gosh. >> caller: -- sexy liberal show this saturday. >> stephanie: oh, my god, i cannot wait. >> caller: i know. and i wear hearing aids so hopefully i'll be ip close enough to catch everything. >> stephanie: some of it you don't want to hear. >> but it's totally acceptable in the show if you didn't hear to just say what? >> stephanie: really loud. >> like hard-of-hearing darth vader. >> stephanie: have you seen that bit? >> no. >> stephanie: now the cat in the mirror has replaced it, but -- because it does look like the "saturday night live" sketch. i know you. >> hey you know i know you. >> stephanie: he's pointing at himself in the mirror. it's funny. chelsea clinton said she would consider running for office herself. >> and jeb bush -- i guess we can only choose one or another -- >> stephanie: she talked about -- everybody seems to be like forgone conclusion that hilary is going to run. what do you think? >> i think she probably will. i don't think she is going to be able to close her eyes for the last time until she has been president. that's how my mom would put it. because they don't like to talk about death or whatever when she closes her eyes for the last time. why not? she wants it. >> she wants it bad. >> yeah. >> stephanie: stacey in pittsburgh. go ahead. >> caller: can you hear me? >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: i have been waiting -- 36-minutes i was on hold. but i'm happy to be here. >> stephanie: all right. thank you. >> caller: real quick -- two quick compliments before i start. i loved atomic dog earlier. and the other thing i wanted to tell you is you are beautiful. [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: oh, thank you. >> she is beautiful. >> caller: i wanted to bring up a couple of really, really simple points that nobody has pointed out. i'm a newly wed and a widow at the same time. >> stephanie: i'm sorry. >> caller: and i married somebody who is 20 years older than me, and even just for that difference, that simple difference of us being, you know, 20 years older, i was criticized, i was called a gold digger, and he was the love of my life. he was my soul mate. love is love. and i know these are movies but beauty and the beast. she fell in love with an animal. look at avatar he fell in love with a blue freakin' -- snoo yes, those are all very good points. and worth 36 minutes on hold. and i have seen ron perlman at the gym. twenty nine minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. 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(vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> from the moment she opened her mouth, i wanted to sublet her tongue and redo her incisors in mauve. well, not exactly mauve, but mauvish. >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. thirty-three minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. director garry marshall is with us. good morning. >> how are you? it's me. i'm here. good morning. good morning. >> stephanie: how have you been sir? >> very well thank you. >> stephanie: you have a fabulous new play coming up right here in beautiful downtown burbank, california. >> yes. just down the street from bob the big boy. >> we have gone to that place, garry. >> well, you know it then. >> stephanie: michael mcdonald is here with us, being a wisen hiemer, so i apologize. >> hi, gary i would like to be in any of your projects at any point. >> okay. i'll keep it in mind. >> wow, that sounded like no. [ laughter ] >> well it's live. so if you are ready, we'll see. >> what is the play about mr. marshall? >> well you can say garry, it's early -- >> when do you become mr. marshall? at noon? >> about 5:30, 6:00. >> cocktail hour. >> stephanie: auditions for [ overlapping speakers ] >> billy wilder. do you remember billy wilder. >> i'm not old. >> stephanie: stop it. it is billy and ray is the story. it sounds hilarious. tell us about it. >> it's funny but it is also historical. it changed the movie industry there was a censorship and then came a new form of film [ inaudible ] i do happy days, but i wanted to delve into that and it's about billy wilder a wonderful director and a wonderful man [ inaudible ] billy and ray instead of her shall and harry, billy and ray and they were the first ones to write a wonderful picture called [ inaudible ]. >> stephanie: right. >> it was a big change, and that's what it is about, and it's funny and -- >> sounds great. >> and it is well done and i got to direct it which was exciting for me. >> stephanie: it is described that they nearly killed each other in the process. >> they did not get along at all, and billy was volatile and yelling and screaming, and raymond was drinking quietly, so they had -- [ laughter ] >> i'm used to that conflict in a way. i did a show called odd couple but this is done in a much more [ inaudible ] way, and much more history of fill income -- film in hollywood. >> stephanie: it's like fox news but with humor. >> well, yes. >> stephanie: garry marshall you have some of the most hilarious stories from your film career julia roberts in pretty woman -- >> i remember her yes. nice kid. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: but that she did not eat enough and you fed her like a little kitty, and you fed her a can of tuna. >> no, young girls they are busy -- i actually carry cans of tuna on me and we ended up i fed her tuna about 3:00, 4:00 in the morning, where it was an exhausting day. but she liked avocado and tuna and this is what got her through, and lo and behold it turns out she acted very well. >> stephanie: that's the magic secret, i just picture you walking down the street and your pants jangling with tuna cans like a hobo. >> well you always ask an actor or actress if they are feeling faint. you say what did you eat today? and she said part of an avocado. and i said well if you ate the whole thing you wouldn't be fainting. so you must help stars through the other part of life. >> stephanie: garry it is always a pleasure. the play sounds terrific. i'm going to go. called billy and ray at the falcon theater. we have a link up on our website. >> and don't let them try to charge you, it is free parking. >> right. and apparently somebody is faking it, and charging money, and that by the way is me gary. [ laughter ] >> the falcon theater likes to combine have theater and parking. >> stephanie: garry thank you so much. >> thank you. you are the best. [ applause ] >> oh, my god, he is a legend. >> stephanie: can we pay in cans of tuna? [ laughter ] [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: senator tim johnson of south carolina has announced he now backs gay marriage. only three democratic senators now do not back gay marriage. he said my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality, this does not alter any of its tenants, right-wing caller from earlier, it simply prevents the government from discrimination of who can marry whom. so there are three remaining. mark pryor joe manchin, maryland -- mary landrue. because i live in a state with a bunch of bigots -- >> well, she is up for reelection very soon -- >> stephanie: sure. >> in a red state so -- >> stephanie: yeah. rhode island to vote on marriage' quality by [ overlapping speakers ] >> that's right. >> and maryland has introduced medical marijuana, and the governor has indicated he will probably sign it. >> i will probably sign it i don't know. i'm a little high right now. >> i have got guacamole, no, what is this thing with your eyes wow, guacamole -- >> stephanie: [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: and somebody said that gave whole new meaning to two men who lay together shall be stoned. [♪ circus music ♪] >> oh good run. >> stephanie: hi you are on the "stephanie miller show" with michael. >> caller: hey, what is going on? everybody all right? >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: all right. i just want to say i'm a severely progressive liberal and in case you didn't know i love fried chicken, watermelon and barack obama. >> who was doesn't. >> are you from france? [ laughter ] >> caller: occasionally i'm black and occasionally loud and all of that stuff, but i have been hearing a lot of talk from people who like myself descended from people who at one point in time were considered three-fifths human. and i don't see how a black person could justify bigotry by being against marriage equality because it took an amendment, the 14th that is to make us human again. and when you talk about the [ inaudible ] versus virginia case -- people say that is not the same. but it is. >> stephanie: yes, you can almost take out arguments and replace just words. >> caller: exactly! exactly. because in virginia at the time interracial marriage it wasn't just interracial marriage it was just black and white people who couldn't get married. you could marry everybody else you wanted. >> stephanie: that's right. >> caller: so like you said there's no good solid argument other than admitting your own bigotry when it comes to opposing gay marriage. >> stephanie: you are amazing. and peace out. [ applause ] >> stephanie: how are you dealing with the death of annette bernachello. >> it was very sad. i can remember seeing the mickey mouse club on reruns on black and white tv, and she just always seemed like a very nice lady -- >> and the ski commercials that she did -- [♪ "jeopardy" theme music ♪] >> stephanie: muscle beach party, and beach blanket bingo, i'm going to guess you like muscle beach party. [ applause ] >> why not. that sounds like an excellent film. >> stephanie: i'm guessing you were a moon doggy' aficionado. >> i guess i'm not that old. >> stephanie: i can't believe you just barked i'm not old to garry marshall. >> i just feel it's important to insult the guests -- that's a very new york thing to do. give each other a little ah! come on. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: okay. what do i mean by that? >> i have no idea. >> stephanie: forty-five minutes after the hour. it is only going to get weirder with michael mcdonald on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: there's a tea party in her pants, and you are invited. call now, 1-800-steph-1-2. ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ born to be wild ♪ ♪ born to be wild ♪ >> stephanie: oh michael mcdonald, you are a scamp. he said can we fight in this segment. no! break out the bottle and go! now people are going to know we're faking it. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. oh, chris in texas, you are on the "stephanie miller show" with michael. hi, chris. >> caller: hi, how are you doing? >> stephanie: good. >> caller: that was a generic thing. but anyway i would like to take a little time to explain what i thought richard was talking about. as a christian, i believe along the same lines with him, but what i think he was trying to point at was he was concerned that we're trying to redefine christianity because of accepting homosexuality. that's what i thought he was trying to say. >> stephanie: but some people don't -- some christians don't feel that homosexuality is wrong. >> caller: oh, i understand. i know christians that are homosexuals. >> stephanie: oh himy god. >> is that legal? >> caller: and i myself don't have any problem with homosexuals, or even being, dare i say, married. however, like you guys always say, everybody is supposed to be christ like which is accepting and loving of all, which is what i believe. so i don't believe we can force any rules or regulations on the masses of the population -- >> stephanie: but you get that a lot of -- [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: you get that a lot of gay people don't seek to be tolerated. you know what i'm saying. >> that's kind of insulting. >> caller: i'm just saying we accept them. we are supposed to accept people -- some people say [ inaudible ] some people say it's a choice. myself i believe that homosexuality began in the old testament when the angels started having sex with humans -- [overlapping speakers] >> caller: and -- >> stephanie: all right. all right. i kind of get enough of the angel rape stories. as hal sparks says you are like a ten-foot tall white being, can't you just levitate. >> hey, stop that. >> hey no means no. >> hit you with my wing. so we were talking about annette, margaret thatcher also passed away. >> the real thing is that she didn't just lead our country, she saved our country, and i believe she'll go down as the [ inaudible ] -- >> don't ask former coal miners. >> stephanie: yeah. i blame meryl streep. >> i just went to england for new years, so i know everything about engineerland. and they have excellent chinese food -- >> and indian food -- >> stephanie: so we can't do fast-food jokes anymore? >> i wouldn't. >> stephanie: i'm just taking out a whole chunk out of my show -- >> the bangers and mash segment? >> stephanie: yes. >> we are in a desperate state! [ farting sounds ] >> that is the italian, right. the king of italy, got it. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: meryl streep said -- i think there was some -- whatever side of partisan divide there is some analogy to hilary in some way. >> sure. >> stephanie: it was a public figure who was not a mass murders, wrong headed or misguided, i see it as evidence of some kind of greatness worthy for the argument of history to settle. and she gave girls around the world reasons to -- so she made some good points. >> there was some quote from the british -- i think her opposition, and it was something along the lines, there was ant government institution she wouldn't beat with her handbag. and i thought that was a funny way to put it. >> stephanie: i need do this love story, because it is going to make me cry. >> are you going to ask me to marry you? >> stephanie: yes. scary gilbert got engaged to her girlfriend rocker linda perry, both of whom i know. [ overlapping speakers ] >> that's concrete blond. >> sorry linda perry. ♪ what's going on ♪ >> that's it -- >> stephanie: michael mcdonald unlike you i do not have a fear of commitment, so this story makes me cry. we go to a park we have food, there is this guy sitting playing guitar he starts playing a song we love and i said that's so weird, and then she asks him to play this other song, and magically he knows it. and people sitting next to us take out strings and start playing love song by the cure. they start putting on t-shirts that say, will you, marry, and then me. and then she says turn around and i turn around and our mums are there and a couple of friends. and then this guy comes up and she says this is john wait, and he starts playing "missing you." i'm out! nobody help me! >> she's gone. >> that's kind of cool. >> stephanie: okay. all right. nobody can ever propose to anybody now. you have ruined it for everyone. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: linda perry, damn you! all right. let's go to mike in madison. you are on with michael michael. >> caller: i'm responding to the woman who called earlier and was asking why you have to force yourselves upon us regarding the gay marriage and that's just crazy, i thought we all established a long time ago that we all want stephanie miller to force herself on us. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: there you go. all right. one last celebrity stack. alice cooper ignored the advances of raquel welsh when she through herself at him. >> he has always been a conservative guy. >> yeah he's into golf. >> stephanie: but raquel welsh? that is hot. >> he is actually like a really good celebrity golfer. >> stephanie: i did not know that. >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: let's do one last one for -- james in chicago you are on with michael. hi, james. >> caller: hi, oh my god. >> stephanie: omg. >> caller: yes, it's my first time. the guy that called earlier in the show about feeling like he was being persecuted i have heard of a saying it is called get off of the cross, someone else needs the wood. >> stephanie: that's kind of a southern expression. like bless your heart. michael mcdonald live at the gotham comedy club this weekend, and then washington, d.c. at the improve. >> and follow him on twitter. >> yes, please. >> stephanie: we'll see you tomorrow on the "stephanie miller show." ♪

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