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It will bring navy above 300 ships. Navy sha rank under george w. Bush to 278 ships. Comas up under obama. He has come up under obama. So theres that, mitt. [ applause ] governor, the state isnt proud of you. You cant even compete in massachusetts. Mittens talked about how proud he is in massachusetts. The feeling is not mutual. The president kind of having fun with the romnesia on the campaign trail. Obama if you talk about how much you love teaches during a debate but just a few weeks go, you said we shouldnt hire more because it wouldnt grow our economy, you might have romnesia. If you say you wont give a big tax cut to the wealthy but youre on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1 , that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. Stephanie ray in texas. Youre on the Stephanie Miller show. Hi ray. Caller good morning. That was fast. Im usually on hold for an hour and 18 minutes. I wanted to make three quick little points. First about third party the third Party Debates last night and im actually considering giving my vote to jill stein because my state is going to vote red anyway so i figure as a liberal, if i give my vote to a third party ticket, we can get 150,000 votes in 40 states and we could have a third party in the debate for 2016. Stephanie oh i see. Caller thats my little secret. Stephanie i would just vote for obama but go ahead. Caller okay. Im thinking about it. I just became an undecided voter. My other point was i want to talk about when the republicans and Joe Scarborough this morning, they were talking about he doesnt have any new plans. His plans are the same as they were in 2008 because we had a congress that wont let him do anything. Stephanie he just got his plan yesterday. Caller granted, there are a lot of things that are similar because he couldnt get them done. Joe biden said get out of the way and let us do our job. Stephanie thats what they should call the plan. Get the [ bleep ] out of the way. Ive got this. Stephanie all im saying. Narrated by samuel jackson. 29 minutes after the hour. Back with actress Elizabeth Banks from the hunger games on the Stephanie Miller show. Give like that. You would have to spew right wing propaganda. Oh, look. Stephanie miller. Hello mr. Beav err. Mr. Beav err. Ms. Beaver to you. Stephanie 1800steph12 the phone number. I caught him trying to slip roofies in the sorority punch bowl over there. Can we help you help you, help you, good morning Jacki Schechner. Im so regretting this. [ laughter ] already. Liz is never going to speak to me again. Stephanie i gotta lock you down here. Actress Elizabeth Banks from the hunger games is also Jacki Schechners Sorority Sister from the university of pennsylvania. Good morning elizabeth. Hey jacki. Im so sorry liz. [ laughter ] i love that this connection was brought up. Yes, went to college together at penn and philly. Stephanie that came from some figment of my usc one of my friends was that correct . I think weve heard it a time or two. Exactly. Stephanie my friend patty. Okay. So elizabeth, you were on the campaign trail for obama. I am. Im out supporting president barack obama for reelection. I think we have a very clear choice come november 6th and for me, that choice, it has to be president barack obama for working families, for women and for america. Stephanie jacki just reported at the top of the hour. Did you hear the latest, Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate in indiana. Yeah. Even if a woman is raped it is gods plan that if the pregnancy happens, it is gods plan. Yeah, gods got a lot of plans, let me tell you. Hes got genocide plans in rwanda, war plans in iraq and afghanistan. Hes got a lot of plans for people that arent so great. If it happens it is gods will. Stephanie elizabeth, we were saying, i was talking to a friend yesterday, i dont know how a woman this year can vote republican. Because it is not just one guy. I dont get it either. I want to remind the ladies that are going to go vote that nobody knows what lever you pull in that polling place ladies. Dont forget. Whatever is going on around your dinner table when you get in there, youre on your own. You can do whatever you want. I just want to remind women of that. No one knows what youre going to do in the polls. Stephanie i was saying, all of the republican bosses sending the threatening letters to employees saying your job might not be safe if obama gets reelected. I hope there is a huge ground swell like huge [ bleep ] boss man, backlash vote. I hope so. The intimidation thats going on on that side. It is so unamerican and so unpatriotic. I grew up working class. My dad was a factory worker for g. E. He was in the navy. We would sit around the dinner table and talk politics even when i was very young. He would say to us if it is your patriotic duty to vote. We have armed forces fighting for that right for other people all over the world. And you know, professing that america is the greatest country because we have a voice in our politics. And to intimidate voters in this way, to not let peoples true voice be heard on election day to me, it is unpatriotic. It is absolutely ridiculous and unamerican. Liz, as you travel around and meet with peep, are you finding that the misinformation from the other side is seeping in . Women are paying attention and they realize that they need to vote for president obama in order to protect their basic rights . You know, i think a lot of women do. The republicanled house their third bill that they introduced redefined rape. This is the type of thing that mitt romney you know, doesnt speak out about at all on the right. He has not been a leader for women whereas the president has always been a strong advocate for womens economic and Health Security. And thats what were talking about. Were talking about our security. And thats what i see people talking about. Women saying if i dont have the ability to plan my family, then i worry like well, what am i what if i have to leave my job . Are our two incomes which are necessary, are they in jeopardy . Those are the questions that women have that im talking to. Theyre tying their Health Security to their Economic Security and make no mistake theyre one in the same for families and for women in america. Stephanie that shouldnt be a hard question. That moment stuck out at me from the debate about equal pay. About Lilly Ledbetter. Dont get me stephanie it is such a complicated issue. No its not. Not complicated. I have met Lilly Ledbetter shes an amazing woman. She the first bill that president obama signed when he got into office was the Lilly Ledbetter fair pay act. To ensure equal pay for equal work for women in america. My mom was someone who was i remember my mom telling me a great story about going to get a job in the early 80s and a guy was hired literally right next to her. She was being hired as a bank teller. They paid the male bank teller 75 cents more per hour, Something Like that and my mom said i dont understand. Were doing the same job. I would like his pay. Her boss said im sorry honey. Im adding my own honey in there. Im sorry honey but he has a family to support. And that decision followed my mom her entire life and it follows women their entire lives. Less money in their pensions, less money in their 401 k s it means less, less, less. So when your husband dies before you do which happens to a lot of ladies, youre left with less, you know. If he runs off and marries a 25yearold, youre left with less. This is basic basic basic politics for women. We deserve equal pay. It is crazy. Romney has never said he would support it. Never. Stephanie liz can i call you liz as if im an honorary tridelt . Sure. Stephanie we keep hearing about there will be an enthusiasm gap. Im not seeing it. I feel just as much enthusiasm for the president if not more for what jacki said. Honestly the terrifying even when someone says president romney, i just start to get into a cold sweat. [ laughter ] i know, i do, too. Look, i just feel that mitt romney is hes out of touch with working class people. Hes never been working class in his entire life. He gave advice to a College Student who said hey you know, i want to start a company. What can i do . His answer was you should ask your dad for help. As if thats an option for most people. It was never an option for me. Stephanie dads everywhere are going thanks a lot, mitt exactly. I mean like i like to think of mitt romneys household as like leave it to beaver or my three sons with an extra few sons thrown in there. Hes not worried about womens pay because hes got sons. Thats it. Stephanie even his phrasing when he slips elizabeth, in the debate, he said if were going to have women in the workplace, it is like do we have that now . Yes, mitt exactly. It is just theoretical at this point. Hes like it is not even that hes living in an america thats like the leave it to beaver. An america of the past. Hes living in an america that never existed. That is not in touch with any reality that actually is working for modern families right now. I love by the way that his wife, for instance, says modern family is her favorite show. Whoever created the show said great, mitt and ann i welcome you to officiate at the wedding when you make it legal for all people to be married in america. One candidate thats for an allinclusive america. President obama and then theres the other guy. Stephanie and the other guy. There you go. It must have been as smart and politically active as you are, how hard was it to play laura bush in w . As i do with all roles you know, i just played a really loving wife. I have to say you know, i i really do believe that the bushes, that george and laura bush, have a very loving relationship. I believe that wholeheartedly. That was not difficult to play the loving, exasperated wife, laura bush. Who never really wanted to be in politics. Who sort of followed her husband into it. And supported him. Im sure that romneys are a loving couple. I dont quibble with family life, you know. I quibble with their policies and your leadership on issues that affect working americans. Stephanie i sympathize when i spend with how much time she spends with her head in her hands. Ill be chainsmoking in the rose garden if anyone needs me. So how are you feeling . Obviously youre out there on the trail and were getting really close and you know, youre looking at the same polls i am. How are you feeling . Well, look, i obviously believe it is going to be close. Every vote counts which is why im on your program this morning. I want to encourage everybody every Single Person to go to the polls. I want to encourage you if you dont think you can get there on tuesday, early voting is available most places and it has started now in a lot of places. You can learn where to vote at barack obama. Com. I think it is very clear these choices. One guy is taking america forward. Hes moving america in the right direction. Hes been creating jobs and he really cares about working class families. He wants to build the middle class and build from there out. Mitt romney is all about top down. Stephanie he has really excellent taste in obama surrogates. With he had Melissa Fitzgerald in. Because now we know Jacki Schechner has smart actresses from the university of pennsylvania. Large talent pool there. Were all interested citizens in the world around us. We really care. And you know, people ask me. What does an actress know about politics . Im a citizen of america just like everybody. Im trying to be informed here. Thats what i know about politics. She also happens to be like wicked smart. Stephanie ivy leaguey. Liz, do you have any Jacki SchechnerCollege Stories to share with us this morning before you go . Jacki i believe you were in a grease skit once. Stephanie no way. Do tell. I believe that it involved bra sizes at one point because im okay to say this on air. Ive said it other places. I dont have as very large breasts. And i was very much made fun of. I believe i was told i would not win a wet tshirt contest. Stephanie oh dear. By my fellow sorority centers in what ended up being a great practical joke. Im pretty sure jacki was involved. I dont know about this. I was probably either next to or behind liz. [ laughter ] im even going to give jacki credit. No, i was dead last in the race. Stephanie what grease song are we talking about so we can reenact that later . I remember wearing leather jackets and having fake tattoos on our arms. The kind of stuff college kids get into. Stephanie you need to come in studio next time. Well have an extra box of wine and i want to hear more. Dont bring her in because jim will grope her. Stephanie jim cant be controlled at this point. Elizabeth banks thanks so much for taking time from the campaign trail. And long live tridelt forever. Exactly. Have a great day. Stephanie bye jacki. [ applause ] wow stephanie we have to go through our grease library now. Ill bet you it was grease lightning. Stephanie oh. You know what . Top of the hour were playing grease lightning. Or youre the one that i want. Because thats what she came out and said tell me about it, stud. Stephanie this is a sad little show this morning. 46 minutes after the hour. Right back on the Stephanie Miller show. Damn it jim you made me snarf on my keyboard again its the Stephanie Miller show. The Natural Energy of peanuts and delicious, soft caramel. To fill you up and keep you moving, whatever your moves. Payday. Fill up and go [ music ] announcer Stephanie Miller. Here we go here we go, tootsie roll to the left, to the left, to the right to the right to the front to the back now slide slide baby, slide baby slide stephanie people shouldnt send me romney pictures right before i go back on. 51 minutes after the hour. Julie sends i thought it was tagg romney. The second creepiest romney is josh. [ ding ding ] [ applause ] thats the one i told you about. Stephanie staring. Yikes. Okay. . Usm. 1800steph12. Stop it. This is hard. Ann stop it. [ world news tonight ] stephanie this is interesting. Only Foreign Policy debate, the only country that prefers romney pakistan. Bbc published the results. They do this every election. How the rest of the world would vote. 21 countries they surveyed, pakistan the only one that would elect mitt romney. Maybe because he said he wouldnt go in to get you know, osama bin laden. He would have asked them for permission. Then we wouldnt have gotten him but they probably would have liked that. An average of 50 favored mr. Obama. 9 for mr. Romney. Around the world. [ wah wah ] the president on the topics back here. The president yesterday. Obama if you say that you love american cars during a debate, youre a car guy but you wrote an article titled let detroit go bankrupt you definitely have a case of romnesia. Stephanie dorie in virginia youre on the Stephanie Miller show. Hello, dorie. Caller stephanie, i love you. Stephanie all right. You just swing that swing state my way is all im saying. Virginia. Go ahead. Caller i want to know nobody has asked this question. Who is going to pay for the baby of a rape victim . At the very least someone should pay for her emergency room visit to give birth. Nobody has asked that question. Stephanie whatever that noise is you make, thats the noise i make every time a republican says something about women. Doing. Mourdock, if a woman is raped that is what god intended. How do you take that back . Stephanie he accused people of twisting his words. We made the actual sound clip. In context. Stephanie kathy in illinois. Youre on the Stephanie Miller show. Caller hi, stephanie. How are you . Stephanie good. Go ahead. Caller you know, ive been so frustrated during the debate. There are a few points romney keeps bringing up how successful he was. As the governor of massachusetts. It seems to me the president i dont understand, the statistics are public record. They can be proven. Constantly says he balanced the budget for four years but he left them with a 1 billion debt. He said he worked with an 87 Democratic Legislature but he had a 34 approval rating. How well did he work with them . Stephanie 700 and something vetoes. It is absolutely a myth. There is a reason hes behind 20 to 30 points in massachusetts. I wish the president had been able to bring that up. People would think that sounded so when he started talking about how proud he was of his time in massachusetts, i wish the president would be able to say curious why youre behind 20 points. Caller exactly. Hes going to cre