collins. [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: good morning tv world. oh, jacki schechner, it has been so lonely being the only basketball center that was openly gay in the country. thank you so much what is his name? >> jason collins. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> stephanie: was your game suffering? did you feel like you couldn't post up as usual. >> yeah, my pics were getting a little soft in the catholic high

school team. >> were you center? >> stephanie: yes, i was. >> i was a guard. >> stephanie: something else you want to tell us this morning? >> no, i was a guard. i played basketball. >> stephanie: jacki schechner has come out as a guard. [ laughter ] >> i was. i wasn't a very good one, but i was a guard. >> stephanie: here i am setting a screen for you in the current room center. >> we just got word that president obama is going to hold a news conference next hour. we'll bring you more information. the president put in a call to jason collins yesterday expressing his support as collins made history as the first major pro athlete to come out as gay. collins said he didn't intend to be a trail blazer. >> i never set out to be the first, and it's -- obviously you are sort of waiting around for

somebody else to -- raise -- raise -- raise their hand. and i'm ready to raise my hand but you still look around like come on guys. >> support for collins poored in. former south carolina governor mark sanford, and cometic congressional candidate elizabeth colbert-busch pulled no punches last night. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. [ booing ] [ applause ] >> everybody -- >> she went there governor sanford. >> i couldn't hear what she

said. [ laughter ] >> that's convenient. the special election is may 7th. we're back after the break. stay with us. ♪ to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern

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"great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [♪ theme music ♪] [ laughter ] >> stephanie: we were just discussing out [ inaudible ]. >> yeah. >> stephanie: okay. >> it was way before you outed yourself to me. >> stephanie: i was saying to jacki at the top of the hour that as you know it has been a long lonely time being the only basketball center in the country. i was not just a center i was first-team all catholic, 1979, the catholic high school lady

knights. and it has been a long long lonely time and most of that time i had a unibrow as you know. i looked like an armenian man. >> are you sure that's a chick? [ laughter ] >> stephanie: that was never heard in the stands -- >> how do you know? you weren't listening. >> you just said you looked like an armenian man. someone might have picked up on that, hey wait a minute. >> stephanie: all right. it has been a long lonely time as an armenian male basketball center -- >> there is something east german about here. [ wolf howling ] >> something vaguely east german about him. >> stephanie: the person that outed me. she once said that she looked at any high school picture and

said you look like a dude. so anyway, jason collins yesterday. >> i never set out to be the first, and it's -- you know, you are sort of waiting around for somebody else to, you know, raise their hand and, you know i'm ready to raise my hand but you still look around like okay. come on guys. >> stephanie: yes, anyone out there? anyone at all? ♪ is anyone out there ♪ ♪ anyone at all ♪ >> stephanie: so on the big show today chely wright and howard bragman -- >> howard bragman has advised a lot of people on the pr of coming out. >> stephanie: yeah, so it's a big gay show. and don't i look cute in this hat. i am feeling super.

predictably across right-wing world, rush limbaugh said he just came out so if he doesn't get picked up by a team we'll see for whatever -- whatever! >> stephanie: the guy from breitbart.com, he said so jason collins is a hero because he is gay. our standard for heroism has dropped quite a bit since normandy. he has called mark levin, senator ted cruz the guy that ran against sherrod brown heros. >> yeah. they were on the beach firing at our guys. >> stephanie: right. this is the espn sports caster chris brasard. >> personally i don't believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle, or an openly like premarital sex between heterosexuals. if you are openlying that type

of lifestyle then the bible says -- [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: excuse me? >> it says that is a sin. and if you are openly living in unrepenitent sin, whatever it is not just homosexually, premarital sex, whatever it may be, i believe that is walking an open rebellion to god and jesus christ. so i wouldn't characterize that person as a christian. >> stephanie: thank god there are no nba players who have engaged in premarital sex. >> yes and eating shell fish. >> and cutting their hair at the temples. >> stephanie: thank god. >> thank god he has followed every single rule in leviticus. >> including which slaves it's okay to kill.

>> stephanie: yeah, he said that guy predicked when the first player comes out, the real tolerance is going to be -- if people come out and say it makes me uncomfortable. are you tolerant enough of them? so that is the real question are we tolerant enough of the homophobes. >> and your right to feel oogy. >> stephanie: yes. really? that does not pass the laugh test. [ phyllis diller laughter ] >> stephanie: because my point is professional athletes are known to be a little bit loose. >> wilt chamberlain was a lifelong virgin. >> stephanie: yes, see what wilt chamberlain thinks about that. >> if you don't count the 50,000 -- >> stephanie: right. chely wright, a gay christian, we'll ask her about that.

>> and charlie pierce as well. >> stephanie: there you go. just when you think you are going to see rush limbaugh or breitbart or who was going to win the homophobe award. hold the phone. washington state, the florist that wouldn't -- that is being sued because she wouldn't do flowers for a gay wedding, which is against the law in washington, you cannot discriminate. members of washington's state gay community should be prepared to fend for themselves. senator sharon brown please and thank you, republican of kenowick, would allow businesses to deny services based on philosophical differences. they have the right to feel oogy. so the reader of a seattle-based

blog called up one of the cosponsors. senator mike hewitt to ask why he was supporting the bill. he was asked a simple question rural gays -- who will think of the farm gays -- what will ruleal gays do if a gas station refused to sell them food the staffer replied that they could grow their own food. >> wow. >> stephanie: so grow your own gay food. >> i would like to see you procure your own side of beef. good luck with that. >> stephanie: exactly. exactly. and of course we have to update

because it is our current obsession, what is happening with -- ♪ >> stephanie: bomber mom. >> stephanie: what? ♪ zooble-dot ♪ ♪ zubeidat ♪ ♪ zube-dot dot dot ♪ ♪ a zube-dot ♪ . >> stephanie: all right. mary in an arbor is a deeply deeply silly woman. >> physical exercise prevents you from becoming gay. >> i would like to take him to

my gym and see what he thinks about that. >> stephanie: or jason collins' gym. >> stephanie: i need to go ho the back 40. i may not be able to finish the entire show today. >> you could grow food on your property. >> stephanie: i could, and then the dogs would dig it up. investigators have found female dna in at least one of the bombs. [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> stephanie: right away you thought zubeidat but then you are thinking the wife -- >> the widow. >> stephanie: right. they are not sure if it was someone that touched the components beforehand -- and prosecutors for the survivoring -- the alive one we're calling him, dzhokher he would cooperate in exchange for

not getting the death penalty. and i have some fun facts -- [♪ fun-facts music ♪]. >> oh, zubeidat fun facts. >> stephanie: yes, there was quite a long piece in the "new york times" on sunday. and the relationship between the mom, zubeidat and tamerlan a little weird. >> a little norman bates -- >> mother blood! >> stephanie: the mother on sunday zubeidat, said that her older son tamerlan had been handsome like hercules and developed a brood-shouldered physique that his mother described as a masterpiece. >> okay. >> stephanie: little creepy? >> yeah. >> stephanie: just saying. and then more facts about what a

douche tamerlan was. aside from the obvious. he was a flamboyant dresser partial to white fur and snake skin. in 2009 he won the golden glove's championship he showed up overdressed wearing mirrored sunglasses -- >> that he stole from lord & taylor. >> stephanie: that his mother stole from his masterful physique. in a breach of boxinget indicate, he entered the room to taunt the fighter and the trainer wearing a cowboy hat and alligator skin boots, and said i am take you down. >> i'm taking you downtown!

>> stephanie: the previous summer he had been arrested for domestic violence. according to the police report mr. tsarnaev told the officers he had slapped her face because she had been yelling at him about another girl. and charges were eventually dismissed. >> he dressed like a pimp. >> stephanie: yes. yes. >> that's pimp-tacular. >> stephanie: his uncle said he hit her lightly. >> a love tap. >> stephanie: as professional boxers too. >> like a speed bag. >> stephanie: yes. yes. dzhokher once damaged his 1999 green honda civic for texting while driving. i hope they add that on. >> me too.

>> stephanie: very dangerous, and this is the last level of douche nozzlery. at a neighborhood pizzaria -- he dressed like liberace. >> i wish my bother dzhokher was here. [ laughter ] >> i have a chinchilla under my shorts. i never chafe. >> that's the main thing he was worried about was chafing. >> stephanie: that is the thing that is going to make me start giggling at 3:30. state again. >> i never chafe. i have a chinchilla under my shorts. >> stephanie: he explained the koran is great and flawless, and

the bible was ripped off from the koran. i asked him about radical muslims, and he said he wasn't one of those muslims. he just blows other people up like an 8 year old kid. he is really really douche-tasktic. so that's all the update, 20 minutes after the hour. i'm off to grow some food. >> gay food. >> stephanie: yes, some big gay food. >> announcer: call the political party line now, 1-800-steph-1-2. thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were

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were here. >> stephanie: you remember this one -- >> they will slap me and call me susan! >> stephanie: we don't know why he never calls the show anymore -- we have no proof that he said that. >> we do no bill o'reilly has a sex chamber. >> stephanie: we do. >> yes we sent out an investigative team. >> stephanie: we did not. steph hello. >> caller: hi steph. this whole thing with jason collins, this takes me back to 2010. it's progress forward. >> stephanie: you are talk about chely wright.

>> absolutely. >> stephanie: that's exactly right. and they say this is the last bahsian, right, steph, professional sports. >> caller: uh-huh. i hope we'll have some good news about the doma thing in june. i can't wait until then. >> stephanie: absolutely honey, thank you. and shaquille o'neal yesterday -- by the way -- apparently jason collins like to frustrate and annoy him on the court. >> character is found in those who lead, and i would like to commend you, jason for coming out and showing us what leadership looks like. >> stephanie: yes, thank you. >> shaquille o'neal just sounds big. ♪ yo ho ho green giant ♪ >> stephanie: i remember going to a lakers game and i'm gay, and my girlfriend and i were both saying how big is that

thing do you think? i'm just saying he is very large. >> caller: hey momma as a businessman i had to speak on the hole idea of discriminationing against companies. don't start growing your own food. rule one in capitolism is make money. in corporations you are required to advocate for your shareholders, so if that bill gets one single republican vote i advocate that republican never get another vote again. >> stephanie: yeah. it's ridiculous. >> caller: oh, yeah, and that's another good argument for gay marriage, because those things cost like $20,000 each on average, and that money doesn't just go to the sky, it goes to the economy. >> it goes to flower shop.

>> stephanie: exactly. and then divorces. >> stephanie: core del in north carolina. >> caller: good morning, momma, good morning mooks this is the [ inaudible ] of the "stephanie miller show." [ bell chimes ] >> caller: when i saw jason collins come out yesterday, it so reminded me of how you helped me get comfortable enough to come out to my own family members. and i just feel so hopeful that things are finally going our way. we got the sports world, and now i just hope the entertainment world -- >> stephanie: are you saying you think there are people in entertainment that are gay? what? >> is that legal? >> stephanie: twenty-nine minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." ♪

i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us.

♪ >> oh look -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- hello mr. beaver. [ laughter ] >> 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. oh, did someone -- speculated on twitter -- >> yeah stuff junky says if push came to shove, i'm pretty sure steph could grow her own vineyard. >> stephanie: oh, yeah. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere.

kamala in gary indiana. >> caller: i think it's terrific this young man has come out during his career as opposed to after. and i think the nba should take advantage of it to -- >> stephanie: yeah, nike already announced it is supportive. there is a campaign there. just gay do it. >> caller: yeah, just gay do it. >> just gay do it? >> stephanie: i haven't had time to spitball it. could i have some love music, please. [♪ romantic music ♪] >> stephanie: what perfect timing -- we have some nay sayers about jason collins, right? thank god that every straight couple is completely normal. for instance, a man lived with

decomposing corpse before authority authorities found the body. >> were they married? noo >> stephanie: yes. >> oh, he didn't want to part with her but still, smelly. >> stephanie: gawk. he was arrested after letting officers into the trailer in longs mobile home -- >> do you think someone might have noticed the smell. >> stephanie: the officer noticed a pungent smell of decay. the corpse was partially dried out. he told the officer the woman was called ann markey. and that he did not kill her. preliminary results from the

autopsy indicated she died of natural causes. toxicology results are pending. [ applause ] >> stephanie: so there is that. >> i'm not going to say anything about gene schmidt. >> stephanie: do i have a right to feel oogy about that? >> no, you do not. steve nash yesterday. >> i think it's fantastic that, you know, he's taking on such a positive and influential role, and a sports person in many respects. >> steve nash was actually very close to becoming a professional soccer player -- >> stephanie: he goes both ways. >> he goes both ways. >> stephanie: interesting. a ground breaking announcement from jason collins reverberate through washington. hours after collins disclosed

his sexuality -- did you read the article? it was beautiful. obama reached out by phone expressing his support telling collins he was impressed with his courage. he played for six teams in 12 seasons, including his past season. and he is now a free agent. >> so are we supposed to call it the nb-hey! now? [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no stop it. once in a while there is a joke you can hear on the right-wing world. michelle obama weighed in on twitter. former president bill clinton released a statement that asks

fans and the nba to support him. he said he has known jason collins since he attended college with his daughter chelsea. i did know that. and then we had the predictable right-wing tooleyness. i hope this doesn't effect him getting picked up. but that was rush limbaugh he said he only did it so if he didn't get picked up he would sue -- >> he is kind of at the end of his career anyway. [ ♪ patriotic music ♪ ] >> stephanie: i thought this part was cute. he said i wish someone else would have already done this. nobody has, which is why i'm racing my hand. he said imagine you are in the

oven. some of us need more time to cook. i should know, i baked for 33 years. remember when someone said what difference should it make to free people in a free country, what -- who you -- >> right. >> stephanie: when i was younger i dated women, and even got engaged. i realized i needed to go public when my old roommate was going to announce in a gay pride parade. i was angry as a closeted gay man i couldn't even cheer my straight friend as a spectator. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. i want to take a stand and say me too. the bombing reinforced the notion i shouldn't wait for circumstances to be perfect to come out. things can change in an instant

so why not live truthfully. when i told joe i was gay he said he was grateful i trusted him. i don't sleep well -- i never have -- >> stephanie: i don't sleep well either, but that's for entirely different reasons. but each time i tell another person i feel stronger and sleep a little more soundly. it's a truth ambien. >> sure. >> stephanie: after 30 years of misery, i was certain my world would fall apart if anybody new. my parents instilled christian values in me. they taught sunday school. i take the teachings of jesus seriously, particularly the ones that touch tolerance and understanding. i don't want my race to define me any more than my sexual

orientation. anyway then the talked about -- when he was traded to the wizards the political significance of coming out sunk in. a college classmate tried to persuade me to come out then but i couldn't yet. the number i wear is great significant to the gay community. matthew sheperd died in '98. i didn't know that. he said i just wanted to make it hard for the refs to call a foul on me. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i have asked how other players will respond? the simple answer is i have no idea. the biggest concern seems to be that gay players will behave unprofessionally in the locker room. believe me, my behavior wasn't an issue before, and it won't be now. i hope fans will respect me and all you need to know is i'm

single. i see no need to delve into specifics. i'm glad i can stop hiding and can start focusing on my 13th nba career. next season a few more eyeballs will be focused on him, and that will make me work even harder. [ applause ] >> stephanie: literally yesterday he was saying over on the other station -- >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: that the real judge of tolerance will be if we tolerate the homophobes that jason makes feel oogy. that will be the real test. >> whatever! >> okay. >> stephanie: scott in iowa hi scott. >> caller: good morning. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: what isn't really said on this same line that 6'8"

player from baylor the gal, she came out around we wnba draft saying she was a lesbian. >> uh-huh. >> caller: and nothing is said about that even when the draft was for the women. >> right. >> caller: you know what i'm saying? i mean nothing was ever really said about that but maybe it would have been different if she would have been in the wnba for like ten years too. >> stephanie: a 6'8" woman, it probably wasn't as -- you know shocking. >> caller: good point. good point yes. >> stephanie: all right. okay. thank you scott. okay. by the way there's -- i don't know if you heard this story, there is a catholic school gym teacher who turns out to be a less, which i know also is -- [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> shocking. >> stephanie: but she got fired. and she didn't even -- she just

mentioned her partner in her mother's obituary in the paper and she got fired. anyway they were incredibly shocked. >> my schools female gym teacher has a mustache. >> stephanie: what is your point? >> she was saddam hussein. >> stephanie: all right. forty-five minutes after the hour, right back on the -- the -- >> lesbian -- >> stephanie: "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: there's a tea party in her pants and you are invited. call now. documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege.

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[♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: she was not all lettered that physical exercise prevents you from becoming gay. according to uk counselor candidate. let me take this. mitchell's son goes to this school. >> caller: yeah, my stepson attends this school. it's a catholic school, but i asked him. what do you think about this? how are your friends and the rest of the school responding? first of all they are forbidden to discuss this during school on school property. outside of that there is an online petition of over 88,000 signatures now supporting her. >> stephanie: wow. wow. >> caller: as far as i know she was supposed to be put back in her job temporarily or until whoever needs to work out whatever, but i think with it

being a catholic school, it is a cityingier issue. but also in the city of columbus there is a law forbidding teachers from being fired for race, gender homosexuality. so it still a little bit up in the air. but it's really cool to see the support. and i was asking my stepson do you have any openly kids that are out? is it a big deal? and he is like no. nobody cares. >> stephanie: yeah that's the irony. >> caller: yeah i asked your and your friends interracial relationships, big deal? and he was like know. she was a great teacher.

everybody loved her. >> stephanie: by the way what does your finch think? >> caller: it's a cock cock ka teal. >> stephanie: thank you for calling from theoff -- the aviary. >> stephanie: all right. our pal david bender joins us now. good morning, david bender! >> good morning, stephanie miller. it is a great day for america. how about that. >> stephanie: it is a big gay day. >> it is a big gay day. and this is a big guy. >> stephanie: i know he is a big

gay guy. >> and he has a twin that didn't know. >> yes, but completely supportive. you think about jacky robinson, and you saw jacky robinson come out and go around the majority leader leagues in 1947 and the stuff that was yelled at him -- the n word was probably the mildest, awful stuff, and he kept playing. he has 300 plus, he was amazing. but the real test is not going to be whether you get a tweet from the president, but it is what the fans are going to do. he said i'm glad i did this in 2013, not 2003. because it's a different place. >> stephanie: right.

you already have a breitbart writer saying i guess our standard for heroism has dropped quite a bit since normandy. but somebody said do you remember the second black player in no. >> and also i suspect there could have been some gay soldiers hitting the beach at normandy. >> jim ward thank you very much. i was about to say the same thing. there were gay soldiers in normandy and going back to the civil war and revolutionary war. word has it -- and stephanie, i know you follow "sports illustrated" and espn. >> stephanie: oh yes. >> when you go home espn is on 24/7 at the stephanie miller house. the rumor is the boston celtics may well give collins a one-year deal. that's going to be significant.

who signs him and what happens going forward, really if he doesn't play, a lot of people are going to say it is because he came out and it was too much of a distraction. somebody has got to step up. it's the next event that will be key. what team will sign him. >> stephanie: yeah as you know the bravery somehow shockingly lost on rush limbaugh. who said he just did it so he could sue if he doesn't get picked up. >> like you can sue? discrimination in america is illegal in america. you can't sue. >> stephanie: yeah. >> can any of his wives sue? just on principle? just because they were married to him. >> stephanie: just for ptsd? i don't think so. >> here is what i hope all of us can do.

if jason collins is playing, then there ought to be fans that cheer him and applaud him, and say listen we have your back. just like michelle obama said, we have your back. >> stephanie: and let's open it leads to more chris kluwes. it's people like chris also that have -- you know are our here flows the sense of trying to make it, you know, safer for their teammates, right? >> he is amazing. i saw an interview yesterday. did you see rick last night as -- as -- she opened her show and she said when i came out in school, i went -- i was on the basketball team, and i went to my former players and the co-captain of my team said did -- did you actually like me when -- when we were playing together? and she said, no you are not my

type. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: exploding the myths forever that gay people like everyone of the same sex. >> but the perfect come back was the woman said really? why not? that's the america i want to live in. >> stephanie: rejected by rachel maddow before you even knew. >> exactly. this is a great day and i can't wait to hear wright and more gay whispers is what we need. >> stephanie: you are a gay shouter. >> i'm what they call a screamer. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: there you go honey. back with pr guru howard bragman next on the "stephanie miller show." ♪

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>> stephanie: is okay. hour number 2. pr guru, howard bragman coming up. charlie pierce of esquire.com. hello, jacki schechner good morning. >> i love david bender but am i the only one that doesn't need to know he's a screamer. >> stephanie: yeah. >> a little too much sharing going on. >> stephanie: he has stayed at my house i knew that already. >> what? what is going on in your house, woman? >> stephanie: all i know is last week you spent the night at my house and i grewed your shoe together. all i remember is being on my hands and knees with gorilla

glue and your scandal. >> exactly. >> stephanie: friendship and not in a gay way. [ laughter ] >> good morning, everybody president obama is expected to hold a press conference from the white house about 15 minutes from now. jay carney put out on twitter that the president brought down the house at the whoois core upon dent's sinner but didn't take any questions, and he is going to do that today. the president took a jab at mitch mcconnell. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell? they ask. really? [ laughter ] >> why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. mcconnell has responded by tweeting out this photo of himself at a bar alone, and an empty chair. he should know better we all know potus is a beer guy. last september the white house

put its recipes online. a cbs "new york times" poll shows a majority of americans, 62%, do not see the u.s. intervene in syria, and even as we learn more about the president's possible use of chemical weapons against his own people, fewer americans are paying attention to developments in syria than they were last month. only 47% think we have a responsibility to get involved while 48% think we do not. as for what we should do about north korea, only 15% of americans think we need to take media military action. most think north korea is a threat that can be contained without it. we're back with more show after the break. ♪ honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden

agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us.

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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. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time (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. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking?

[♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. six minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. we will go to the president's press conference live. he'll be late. >> he usually is. >> stephanie: yeah. in a few minutes. and the official country star of the "stephanie miller show," chely wright coming up next hour. howard bragman is the guy. >> yes. >> stephanie: if you are coming out, you call howard bragman. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: he joins us now. good morning, honey. >> how are ya sunshine? >> stephanie: i'm good moon shine. you obviously -- you consulted on the u.s. network series necessary roughness, and it was a fictional thing, right? >> i did. i've -- i've had the privilege of taking -- i don't know i guess about 15 celebrities out

of the closet, including a dozen actors and tv personalities. meme like meredith baxter and don lemon, and four professional athletes. so yeah. >> stephanie: you probably know just when someone calls you. >> yeah, when i got the meredith baxter one that one through me. there's two kinds. there's duhs, and there's wows. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: there's two categories. the series you consulted on was talking about whether if a gay professional football player came out and how you would handle his pr. what is your reaction to far on jason? >> well, i think -- i wish i had done it. it has been handled pretty much flawlessly as far as i can tell.

it hit the heart of the sports world. a beautiful first-person article that told his stories, his passions, his reasons, and then i saw his interview this morning with george stephanopoulos on good morning america. and he is just articulate intelligent, and -- and i just -- it's pretty amazing. he's a pretty remarkable guy, and i think those of us in the he is representing us in a lot of ways. >> stephanie: obviously our good friend chely wright who you also worked with. does this remind you of that. people would say that's in the wow category right? >> yeah, absolutely. the difference being country music, sadly didn't rush to embrace chelly, and yesterday it seemed like almost everyone was

embracing jason from the president and the first layby to kobe bryant, to bill clinton, it was extraordinary. the support came from almost all quarters yesterday with very few dissenting voices. >> stephanie: what do you think that is? i think gay rights is moving at just an incredible pace. do you feel like there is a time just in terms of when chely did it to now? or is the country music world that much more -- >> i think we are moving quickly, but in a lot of ways we have turned the corner -- >> stephanie: but we were talking about the chris kluwes of the world. god bless the people that

also -- the brave straight allies that have come out and sort of paved the way a little bit, right? >> oh, yeah. i think of the former nba player who came out a few years ago. my friend dave kopay who came out literally decades ago. he was the first team sports player to come out. he was an nfl player. and now the momentum has been picked up by people like chris kluwe and hudson taylor his organization, athlete ally. but society as you said stephanie has turned this corner and homophobia is kind of right up there with racism anymore. and sports -- the movie "42" is out about jackie robinson. sports used to be ahead of the curb, and in this situation it

is behind the curve. and i hope this inspires other athletes to come out. >> stephanie: yes, that's what you hope. he said he didn't want to be the kid to raise his hand first, but since no one else did it right? >> when you are 7-feet tall you don't even have to raise your hand. you just have to sit there, i suppose. and i think the message that is going to be sent -- i have worked with so many actors and i have never worked with anyone who didn't have a little intrepidation about coming out. no matter how successful you are, it is still a moment. and everyone is a happier person after, and feels like the wait of the world has been lifted. and more importantly, opportunities come your way. somebody said jason was a

mediocre nba player. well, do you think he would have gotten the cover of "sports illustrated" otherwise? probably not. so hopefully a team will pick him up and get some interesting endorsers that he might not have had. nike one of his sponsors have been incredibly great on this issue. when other athletes see this world of opportunity, maybe some of the straight guys are -- >> stephanie: there is a slogan. just get over it. just do it. howard help me you are a pr genius. >> i like get over it. i think it's true and i think we have to judge this guy on his ability, and i don't think as a 7-foot tall guy, i don't think he is going to have a lot of confrontation. do you? >> stephanie: yeah. you mentioned actors and actresses, which obviously you have represented a lot. that seems to be another bahsian

when you talk about -- leading men and women in particular. you would hope that we're getting to the point of being past that too, but i guess we're not yet are we? >> well we don't really have -- i guess jody foster who sort of came out -- oddly -- we have had some -- some women who have come out. we do not have a male leading actor, but there's a difference there. there's a couple of differences. one, we do have gay male leading men, and we sort of all know who they are they would just rather go to the grave with take secret than come out. and whatever the reason that's their choice number one. and number two when a male athlete comes out in particular

we're breaking a stereo type. we're not breaking a stereo type when an actor comes out. and i look at owen and neil patrick harris who is -- look at -- on television on broadway, hosting the tonys, you know, look at jane lynch, and our society is ready. it's such a personal decision. it used to be -- i remember when tom hanks won his oscar for philadelphia, people said we'll guy a straight guy playing a gay guy, but we won't buy a gay guy playing the straight guy. i hope we're beyond that. >> stephanie: yeah. >> hot is hot to young people. you know what i mean? i think they don't really care about their sexual orientation. they are so used to it as -- the

generation of kids today and the statistics are something like 81% support gay marriage. could you ever watch "will & grace" or modern family and with afraid of a gay person again? >> stephanie: yeah exactly. it's like applauding a straight actor -- they are actors for god's sake. see goernny weaver is not really blue. >> wait, she is not? >> stephanie: the showers, people seemed to be inordinately focused on the showers, and i think that is probably one of the things that is good, i have been showering with gay guys for years. right? >> yeah, and one of my clients used to say that he thought

the -- the fear of straight men of showering with gay men was inversely proportional to their attractiveness, okay? yeah, it is silly. >> stephanie: it is always the guys that no gay guy would want to go near. >> what are you looking at? why aren't you looking at me! >> it perpetuates the stereo type that number 1 gay men are predators and we can't keep it in our pants, john [ inaudible ] had this when he came out. and the answer is simple. it's a workplace. if you have ever been in a major sports locker room, there is knowing that is literally less sexy. i promise you it's a bunch of coaches. it it's female reporters walking around. it's people on cell phones. doing their business getting a

shower and getting out of there. nobody says anything about our brave first responders who are showering together. they somehow seem to manage that without raping each other. >> stephanie: i think most people's workplace is the least sexy place -- ask these guys when you are forced to be with people for hours -- >> how are the showers at the radio station? >> stephanie: we don't shower in radio. >> there's no showering in baseball! >> stephanie: we're just grungy. howard bragman thanks so much for joining us on such an important day. >> thanks for having me on. >> stephanie: there he goes howard bragman. we'll be right back with the president's press conference live as we continue on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: call stephanie now. she's easy. 1-800-steph-1-2. ♪ current perspective. documentaries.

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pierce. just -- [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: this story is -- out of the uk physical exercise prevents you from becoming gay. >> huh. >> stephanie: anti-gay facebook comments including russia banning gay pride. john sullivan a uk ip candidate, he likened homosexuals to termites. >> i see. >> stephanie: i love the -- one reader stated regular exercise made me even gayer. >> not in my gym -- >> yeah exactly. >> stephanie: he recommended victorian style regular -- >> victorian style? >> what medicineballs. >> yeah, like the guys with the mustaches and striped suits

lifting barbells with one hand. >> stephanie: it's the new machines that make you game. >> yes. >> stephanie: it releases tension and prevents homosexually. and celebrated russia for banning gay pride, saying well done russia. he claims [ inaudible ] suggesting homosexuality is even worse saying it doesn't go there. >> what doesn't go where? oh, i see. [ buzzer ] >> yeah, that. >> stephanie: make sure you knock on every straight person's door to let them know as well. [ knocking ] >> you are not doing it right! it doesn't go there! [ knocking ] >> stephanie: here is more

breaking news, not all gay people do that. and on this historic day we were talk about members of washington state's -- the two republicans -- they are trying to -- senator sharon brown introduced senate bill 5927 which would allow businesses to discriminate to customers. she sited religious objections to homosexuality. jay caster called one of the bills co-sponsors, asked the office why he was supporting the bill. hae asked about rural gays in what if rural gays are discriminated against by gas stations that are the only ones for miles, and he said the gay

people can just grow their own food. the staffer said it was a poor response. he caught me at a bad time. it was a combative call mistakes were made. >> oh, right. >> stephanie: speaking of mistakes, thanks a lot sandy day o'connor. this is what this sound bite was made for. really now a warning? >> because of that horrible mistake. >> stephanie: sandy daye o'connor, suggested the high court should have stayed out of the 2000 election. >> now a warning! >> stephanie: maybe the court should have said we're not going to take it good night. the election officials in florida kind of messed it up. >> stephanie: oh, know. it was exactly the way jeb bush

wanted to do it. and katherine harris -- and probably the supreme court added to the problem at the end of the day. >> do you think? >> i remember the katherine harris bite. >> said was an historic day, one woman launched a campaign and another woman piloted the shuttle launch back to earth. >> stephanie: i don't think anyone notified her that there were already women in the senate. wow! it's that historic day! there has never been a woman in the senate. >> remember when she was on the tv doing that on the sean hannity show -- >> stephanie: yeah, it was pageant style. look at my rack sean. >> whatever happened to her? >> stephanie: i don't know. i haven't thought of her --

>> i know. >> she is probably in the trailer park with her dead mother. [ buzzer ] >> no, that's a different story. >> stephanie: that would be the least weird thing that happened in florida. >> maybe she just dropped into a sink hole. >> stephanie: oh, boy. there was a story we missed two days ago i think. same -- something -- naked guy tasered -- oh, he punched a female cop they tasered him six times. it didn't work, and then he yelled don't put off my penis, and then he paused and said no cut off my penis. >> what? >> stephanie: yeah i'll find the story. in a 2010 interview, sandra day o'connor said she didn't know fit was right. but several recounts found that rush would have won regardless. had al gore been able to trigger

a recount, the results would have likely been different. did she regret her vote in bush v gore? did she regret the bush presidency? you bet she did. [ applause ] >> perhaps invading poland wasn't such a good idea after all. >> stephanie: i knew you would wedge a hitler reference in there. awesome. twenty-nine minutes after the hour. right bag on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets

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so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (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. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? ♪

>> announcer: stephanie miller. >> you are the kind of ill-informed gas bag this network cannot get enough of. >> stephanie: awesome. thirty-four minutes after the hour. we await the president's press conference. here he is it's tuesday. ♪ pierce ♪ he's a clown ♪ ♪ that -- pierce ♪ ♪ why is everybody always laughing with me ♪ >> stephanie: wa hah! happy big gay day in sports charlie pierce. >> to you too. >> stephanie: what do you think? >> obviously it's a -- you know obviously it's -- i'll have a piece up on the website probably in the next hour or so about it. obviously it's a major development and one that we're

all happy to see happen. i'm happy that the reaction has been so favorable. i don't know how much of the backlash is still out there, and it's a little bit unnerved by the self congratulations of 2013 that we are such an evolved country that this can happen. but otherwise -- i mean it's another step right? >> stephanie: and by the way, david bender said there's rumor the boston celtics might sign him? >> well, he has been here. >> stephanie: i know, but -- >> it's entirely possible doc rivers has been terrific about the whole thing since it broke. >> stephanie: yeah, but the rumor was a one-year deal with the celtics, but i didn't know if you had heard. i hope it leads to more. >> yeah, i hope it leads to second-string high school -- second string

stringstring string -- centers in indiana high schools to do it. jason collins is a good player nearing the end of his career. but i think if it gets the folks comfortable at the lower levels than that is all for the good. >> stephanie: yeah absolutely. charlie in other big boston news they found female dna on some of the bomb parts. and they are taking dna from tamerlan's wife. >> yeah, and i'm fairly sure they will concentrate on the mom at some point too. but it's a slow-graining investigation. >> stephanie: and the late zest that there -- they are obviously in discussions with dzhokher where he would cooperate in exchange of avoiding the death penalty. >> yeah, i think that's probably

the deal that will be cut, but i'm not sold that there is a tremendous amount of overseas connection here yet. >> stephanie: i loved your piece about misha. because he was like the -- it was our obsession for a while -- it turns out to be nothing, i guess, right? >> the guy -- the -- this -- the writer, the guy who works for foreign affairs, yeah, the guy went and found him and the guy is living in his house and telling him of the lovely meetings he had with the nice people of the fbi -- he was a lot more effective villain when he was shadowy. >> stephanie: yeah. i thought this was significant that peter king republican of new york even admitted this. >> if the russians had given the fbi the information they had regarding the mother and the son and their views on the mother's radicalization, and the son's

radicalization, it would have dramatically changed the investigation. >> stephanie: and that's the latest coming out. the republicans rush to blame the president for everything. and the fbi and everybody bungled it. then we find that russia didn't tell us -- had they told us what they were basing their suspicions on, right? >> yeah, again there is a gap in this story that ib don't understand. the russians are obviously interested in these guys. so i mean if -- i mean i'm -- i'm just guessing that this is just a glitch between intelligence southeast who are not inclined to play well with the other children anyway. >> stephanie: right. right. charlie in other news you always -- first of all we had been joking about the sandra day o'connor. i love it when you title it her bad. >> and again to few -- >> yeah, i mean -- i -- i guess

we never should have tabken the case. yeah, there were people who were saying that at the time. >> yeah, like everybody. >> stephanie: the overwhelming public opinion was that we should get it right no matter how long it took and it didn't. >> yeah, as i point out. we had a president. he liked the job. he was perfectly willing to do it for an extra couple of weeks if he had to. >> stephanie: yeah. you say the thing that really bothers me is the con tenning that one of the reasons the court determined it should [ censor bleep ] on its own reputation for political purposes was that the public was stirred up. >> i don't believe it was, actually. the public was perfectly willing to let the constitutional process play out. i still believe that. >> stephanie: yeah. >> as soon as the supreme court

big footed the event, everybody thought yeah let's let the supreme court decide. >> stephanie: a lot of backlash against a lot of the senate members who voted against background checks. but you say you can't count these numbers as a sea change. jeff flake will be replaced by anyone who's position on guns is to flake's left in arizona? >> yeah. kelly ayotte may actually be in trouble. new hampshire is a very very strange state right now. >> stephanie: and the nra has just taken out a huge ad thanking her. so that may not help her. >> yeah, we'll see. but she has been bopping around. she has been trying to establish a national profile being the cruise director on the mccain graham, you know, love boat.

[ laughter ] >> but this -- this has turned out to be a real problem for her back home, because new hampshire is a different kind of place. >> stephanie: you say an important element is being generally bad for the nation the votes on gun laws have to be a part of something greater not a single egregious flouting of the people's will. as you say the vote has to be made into another reason not to vote for these guys. and also to keep people's attention in this 24/7 news cycle -- >> yeah, i know there's a lot more money on the pro gun side than there used to be. it's a long ways away for some of these people. and there's no telling what the economy is going to be like. a presidential election that will be wide open. i have no -- you know -- i have no -- i have no idea what the

say he lens will be down the road. >> stephanie: yeah and these polls now lay further weight to that claim? >> yeah and it gives people something to talk about, but to this be point, again, i want to see this issue decide an election -- i want to see this issue decide an election in places like arizona. >> stephanie: uh-huh. yeah, well, i find it at least encouraging, because like you say, it's not just kelly ayotte it's lee -- it's not one poll in one state, right? >> yeah, but i want to see who comes up to defeat rob portman on the issue of gun control. >> stephanie: how about being bush's economic director. >> yeah it's like mitch daniels

being bush's budget director. >> stephanie: right. exactly. charlie pierce we're going to go to the president's press conference -- >> oh, well, then i have to get off the air now. >> stephanie: we know you want to watch. >> thanks charlie. >> stephanie: bye honey. more backlash against senate defeat of background checks. the evidence continues to mount that the u.s. senate's sabotage background check bill will come back to haunt those who voted against it. it's not just arizona, it's nevada arkansas, yadda, yadda. so we'll keep an eye on this. god is watching you -- don't make me play it again. we're going to break early here so we can come back with the president live on the "stephanie miller show." >> that is great radio. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪

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♪ forty-eight minutes after the hour. we join the press conference with the president live. >> obama: we have provided non-lethal assistance to the opposition. we have applied angyied sanctions on syria. so there are a whole host of steps we have been taken, even separate from the chemical weapon's issue, what is happening in syria is a blemish on the international community generally, and we have to make sure we're doing everything -- >> stephanie: how soon before someone yells red line. >> the use of chemical weapons

would be a game changer, not just for the united states but for the international community. because we have established laws and norms that say when you use these kind of weapons you have the potential of killing massive numbers of people in the most inhumane way possible, and we don't want that genie out of the bottle. so what i said that the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer, that wasn't a position unique to the united states, and it shouldn't have been a surprise, and what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly

happened, and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for take additional action in response to chemical weapon use i have got to make sure i have got the facts. that's what the american people would expect, and if we end up -- >> so glad we have a president who is not so rash. >> stephanie: lindsey graham on the feigning couch, i'm expecting. he is vaporing as we speak. >> obama: there may be objections even among some people in the region who are sympathetic with the opposition if we take action. so it's important for us to do this in a prudent way and what i have said to my team is we have got to do everything we can to investigate and establish with some certainly what exactly has happened in syria, what is happening in syria, we will use all of the assets and resources

that we have at our disposal. we'll work with the neighboring countries to see whether we can establish a clear baseline of facts, and we have called on the united nations to investigate. the important point i want to make here is that we already are deeply engaged in trying to bring about a solution in syria. it is a difficult problem, but even it's chemical weapons were not being used in syria, we would still be thinking about tens of thousands of people innocent civilians, women children, who have been killed by a regime that is more concerned about staying in power than the well-being of its people. so we are already deeply invested in trying to find a solution here. what is true though if i can establish in a way that not only

the united states, but also the international community feel confident is the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime, then that is a game changer because what that poretends is an even more devastating attack on civilians, and raises the possibility that those weapons can fall into the wrong hands. by game changer i mean that we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us. >> stephanie: thinking before we start bombing -- when does this -- >> just go do it! drop the bombs! >> we have to strike now, sir! >> obama: we have not -- and

that's a spectrum of options, you know, as -- as early as last year i asked the pentagon our military, our intelligence if i recalls to prepare for me what options might be available and i won't go into the details of what those options might be, but, you know, clearly that would be an escalation in our view of the threat to the security of the international community, our allies and the united states, and that means that there are some oppositions that we might not otherwise exercise that we would -- that we would strongly consider. >> stephanie: george bush, two options, shock awe. >> reporter: -- will you help them come forward? >> obama: i'm not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying, so

what i'll do is i will find out what exactly you are referring to. what i have been very clear about from the start is that our job with respect to benghazi has been to find out exactly what happened, so make sure that u.s. embassies, not just in the middle east but around the world are safe and secure and to bring those who carried it out to just advertise, but i'll find out. >> reporter: [ inaudible ]? >> obama: i'm not familiar with it. jessica? >> reporter: there is a report that your director of national intelligence has ordered a brood review -- this is regard to the boston bombing, that your [ inaudible ] has ordered a brood review of all of the intelligence gathering prior to the attack. there is also a series of senator who aledge that all of these years after 9/11 there

still wasn't enough intelligence shared prior to the attack. and lindsey graham has said that benghazi and boston are both examples of the united states going backwards -- >> oh, god, really? >> obama: no mr. graham is not right on this issue, although i'm sure it generated some headlines. [ laughter ] >> wow! >> obama: at every agency was rallying around a city that had been attacked identifying the perpetrators just hours after the scene had been examined. we now have one individual deceased. one in custody. charges have been brought. i think that all of our law

enforcement officials performed in an exemplary fashion after the bombings had taken place. and we should be very proud of their work. what we also know is that the russian intelligence services had alerted the u.s. intelligence about the older brother as well as the mother, indicating that they might be sympathizers to extremists. the fbi investigated that older brother. it's not as if the fbi did nothing. they not only investigated the older brother, they interviewed the older brother. they concluded that there were no signs that he was engaging in extremist activity. so that much we know and the question then is was there something that happened that

triggered radicalization and actual -- an actual decision by the brother to engage in the attack -- the tragic attack we actually saw in boston? and are there additional things that could have been done in that interim that might have prevented them. but the director is doing is standard procedure around here which is when an event like this happens, we want to go back and review every step that was taken -- >> yes being careful. >> stephanie: but lindsey graham says -- >> obama: is there in fact additional procedures that could be put in place and improve our ability to detect a potential attack? we won't know that until the review is completed and the

actual crime is fully completed, and that's still ongoing but based on what i have seen so far, the fbi performed its duties department of homeland security did what it was supposed to be doing, but this is hard stuff, and -- and i have said for quite sometime that because of the pressure that we put on al qaeda corps, because of the pressure that we put on these networks that are well financed and more sophisticated -- >> stephanie: all right. right back to discuss on the "stephanie miller show."

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>> stephanie: all right. hour number 3. the country singer chely wright coming up. jacki schechner as jim ward said, george bush would have bombed crete by now. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all of this investigating and thinking, and figuring out options and things. >> imagine. taking your time and figuring out what is really happening? >> stephanie: yes, just because lindsey graham has the vapors. >> somebody has to give mccain and graham some air time soon. >> stephanie: even peter king said the russians didn't give us all the information. one more reporter starts to question, but lindsey graham -- [ explosion ]

>> stephanie: i'm going to. here is jacki schechner with all of the facts. >> good morning, everybody. today marks the 100th day of the president's second term. he talked about why it's important that the united states has all of the facts before it takes action. >> obama: what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> we'll have more as the press conference continues. elizabeth colbert-busch had no problem going after governor mark sanford last night their debate. now the house majority pac is out with a new tv ad reminding voters of mark sanford's bad

behavior. >> i used to be my mark sanford but not anymore. he skipped town to be with his mistress on father's day. >> he paid $75,000 to settle charges that he used money for personal travel. there are three republicans and two democrats on the ballot to replace kerry. state officials think voter turnout unfortunately is going to be low we're going to continue to keep an eye on the president's news conference and we'll be back with more show for you after the break. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden

agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us.

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>> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." six minutes after the hour. we will discuss the president's press conference in just a moment, but first, oh my god! it's the incredibly spectacularly hugely pregnant chely wright who joining us now. good morning, sweetness. >> good morning. huge is the right word. >> ah. >> stephanie: with twins. when -- when they coming? >> they are coming in six weeks or sooner. >> stephanie: oh, my god. >> can you believe it. >> stephanie: where am i on the baby sitter list? because kids love me. >> you are actually going to by our night nurse for the first -- i thought you got that memo. >> stephanie: awesome. perfect i'm on it. i'm on it. >> yeah, i'm actually -- i have

gained 43 pounds. my feet are swelling -- i'm not complaining. i'm just giving you a lay of the land. i have to have my foot way up on like five pillows. >> it's sasquatch, oh no it's chely right. >> stop it. >> stephanie: you know whenever someone comes out, your phone rings off the hook. >> it does. and you are the only call i'm taking. it is a big deal though right? >> stephanie: yeah we were saying it reminded me of you because it's one of these bahsians like country music. >> yeah, i think so. i think it has been well established due to the fact that in the four major american sports no active player has ever come out of the closet and said yes, this is who i am. and sad to say i'm still the

only one in country music that has made the decoration but these times are achanging. >> stephanie: we talked to howard about that and he made the point that people in country music did not support you. that jason seems to thank god have a lot of support already. does that have more to do with country music or we have come this far this fast in the years since you came out. >> i just tweeteded something to that fact, so glad to see so many of jason colin's peers publicly affirming his coming out. it makes a big difference and i don't know -- i guess i would characterize country music as perhaps even a little more conservative than sports but i don't think that would be right. i think if i had come out today, i think a lot more country art its would away to go.

good for her. everyone deserves equality. i think it's a testament to the fact that in the three years since i came out, i think we have come leaps and bounds in our culture. >> stephanie: i remember when you came out, because you shoved me out of the closet shortly thereafter -- >> i did not shove you. >> stephanie: kicked me with a cowboy boot. >> i just summoned you out of the closet. >> stephanie: you are my gay whisperer. and also as the official christian of the "stephanie miller show" -- [ bell chimes ] >> stephanie: the espn sports caster said this -- no that's not it. a sounds like mitch mcconnell. >> okay. >> stephanie: sorry this is chris brasard. >> that was scary. >> stephanie: don't scare a pregnant woman like that. >> personally i don't believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle or an open

i will -- like premarital sex between letter row sexuals, if you are living that type of lifestyle, then the u bible says you know them by their fruits and that's a sin and if you are openly living in unrepent importance then whatever it may be fornication, premarital sex, whatever it may be i believe that's walking the open rebellion to god and jesus christ, so i would not characterize that person as a christian, because i don't think the bible would characterize them as a christian. >> stephanie: as we were saying first of all thank god there are no nba players that have ever engaged in premarital sex. >> right. um, you know, i don't know who this guy is, but i guess he has a platform and a forum. he's -- he speaks on espn and you have audio clip and i guess

it has gone viral, but i feel like i can appreciate his opinion. it's his opinion. it's my opinion that if a concern can't be genuine about who he or she is that person is doomed to a lack of integrity. and i say this because i walked that walk of not living up to my full potential as a sister muse situation, christian, when you have to dim your light, you don't get to be everything god made you to be. and i hope that for everyone so i don't know what this guy's -- what has formed his opinion, but i disagree with him. >> stephanie: chely, it's interesting, we were saying on cue some people on right-wing radio, i heard a guy defending him saying this guy two years ago predicted when the first professional athlete comes out, the real test of tolerance is

going to be whether we tolerate the people that say that person makes me uncomfortable. and i'm like really that's the tolerance? >> that's an interesting take, isn't it. gosh, america, the world, we humans we're all very different, and have different belief system, but i reject the motion that a guy like that can negate my christianity. because i'm open i will gay married to a woman married with two kids on the way. and my relationship with god is exactly that. my relationship with god. i think it's a sin to lie about who god made you to be. god entrusted me with a lot of gifts and faith, and -- and i really felt that god was asking me to come out for years and years and years, and i -- i think the sin for me was trying

to control -- trying to dim my light because society's design told me i needed to. so it's his opinion. >> i was going to say i think this guy wants every basketball player to be as chaste as wilt chamberlain. >> that's right. >> the hypocrisy runs deep there. i wonder if we can find other clips where he is speaking out against other nba players negating christianity. >> stephanie: yeah. there is a guy that has called pretty much every right-wing radio host a hero. the fact is as i have said to you many times, you were a hero because you saved lives. he is going to save lives,

because there is a gay kid watching somewhere. right? >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: when you talked about it. that's why you did it. >> that's why i did it and i guess -- i know that's why you did it because as you and i have discussed for many years, it's worth it to hide until it's not. we all reach that tipping point, and it seems that this very brave nba player was really affected by the bombings in boston, and he realized that life can change in an instant. he only told his twin brother that he is a gay man last year. this wasn't a guy and then joyed an underground network of friends who knew he was a gay man. this guy hid it and he hid it hard. and i bet if we would talk with him -- i bet he knows that he is

saving lives and changing lives and starting a discussion that hasn't happened in the nba, and it's finally here there will never have to be another first. >> stephanie: right, and as the future mother of twins you should know that his brother was shocked. >> isn't that fascinating? it's fascinating. but there's no doubt -- there's no doubt, especially him being a black man as well. ouring friend don lemon came out a couple of years ago as well and that was ground breaking in the african american community. because again that was another one of those final frontiers of culture -- i think history will tell us in a few years just how big and bold this move by jason is. >> stephanie: yeah, and the thing is chely, i love the fact that the pockets of discrimination are becoming fewer.

we were just talking this morning, there was a female gym teacher that was fired because she just mentioned her partner in her mother's obituary in the paper. but we had a mom from the school on today who said there are 88,000 signatures in support of her. and apparently they were very shocked that a female gym teacher was gay. [ laughter ] >> a couple of years ago -- i don't know if you followed the news about belmont -- belmont is a christian university in tennessee, and their lady's soccer coach came forward told her administrators that she and her partner were pregnant, and that she felt uncomfortable hiding that from her team because she had a baby on the way -- and when you have a baby on the way you can expect that your coach might not be at a certain practice or might have to run home quickly, so she said

she needed to tell her team. my gosh she was suddenly let go, and of course they said no, it had nothing to do with that. of course it was. the woman was fired because she came out. and it's good to see these things can be reversed with petitions and we are making progress. if we focus on the negative we won't see the progress but it's there, and it's there because of people like coach howe jason collins, stephanie miller and i'm glad to be in on the game. >> stephanie: did you hear about the flower in washington state that refused to do flowers for a gay wedding, and so she is sued because that is against the law. so they are trying to sponsor a bill that makes it legal to

discriminate in the state of washington. >> i want to break out into america the beautiful. aren't we neat? we will construct new laws of how to disen franchise people. >> stephanie: here is where you come in, somebody called and said what about rural gays that don't live anywhere near good or gas if it's okay to discriminate? and the guy that answered the phone said they can just grow their own food. so you may need to help me grow my own food. >> you are making that up. >> stephanie: i am not making that up. he said gays can grow their own food. [ laughter ] >> well we are an industrious bunch. >> stephanie: and i know you grew up on a farm so you may need to help me. >> actually i need to hop off of the phone so i can go buy seed. >> stephanie: all right.

honey love you. talk to you soon. >> love you too. [ applause ] >> stephanie: she is a farm girl. she is going to buy seed right now. we'll be right back with thoughts on the president's press conference as we continue on the "stephanie miller show." >> this is the dirtiest show i have ever been on in all of my life. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current.

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>> stephanie: jim what did you say george bush would have bombed crete by now. >> yeah. >> stephanie: lindsey graham thinks there has been entirely too much thinking and investigation. [ explosion ] >> there they go. look out. >> stephanie: in addition to the boston bombing, of course the president's fault. >> sure. >> stephanie: even peter king said that the russians obviously didn't tell us everything. jay carney yesterday. >> cooperation like this is important. and it's the kind of cooperation we have with governments and allies and partners around the world, because the terrorism threat is a global problem, not a national one. >> this is on a need to know basis. you don't need to know. >> stephanie: peter king. >> russians did not give us all of the information they have. they still don't trust us. we don't trust them. they felt if they give us more

information we would be on to their sources and methods. >> stephanie: kevin writes one thing i have been struggling with once we heard about the dead bomber, are they saying we are now the minions of the russian intelligence agencies? is this what the tee bagging traitors party would think? what if we asked them to report to us. they would say [ censor bleep ] you, you yanky bastards. all right. eric holder, attorney general -- >> we will pursue relentlessly anybody who terrorize our cities or people. >> stephanie: again, to make

even vague comparison to 9/11 in terms of when this entire huge plot of which there was ample warning was completely missed by the bush administration -- as the president said the fbi did do their job. they interviewed him. investigated him. what is this thought crime? this was not some huge terrorist plot -- >> well they should have consulted tom cruise in the majority report. >> stephanie: minority report. exactly. misha's family attorney. >> they have answered all of the questions that have been asked of them by the authorities. they are fully cooperating. and that's it. >> stephanie: yeah, they have already interviewed the read-bearded stranger -- >> although he doesn't have a beard anymore. >> stephanie: no. >> no. >> stephanie: okay. so the latest in from that, investigators found female dna

on one of the bombs -- you know who i would immediately suspect. ♪ do, do, do do ♪ >> stephanie: just saying you know. ♪ zooble-dot ♪ >> stephanie: chris in pennsylvania. hi, chris. >> caller: i just point out our supposed allies they find trace amounts of these weapons, and they could have passed it on privately to the president, but they try to embarrass the president, and try to make us look bad -- this is our supposed ally, okay. they want us to attack syria and iran. there seems to be no end of the

hatred they have with everyone in the world. >> stephanie: i think that's at little strong hatred of everyone in the world. but it is always game of gotcha for the lindsey graham's of the world. >> we have to strike now! kill! kill! kill! >> shut up! shut up! shut up! >> stephanie: it's the same thing, right? benghazi, syria, it's like as the president is saying we're investigating and looking at all of our options -- >> we're being careful. >> stephanie: right. there are other options besides shok shock and awe. >> stephanie: i think george bush had one of those white boards -- >> throw some darts on the wall and see where it lands. >> karl rove is famous for your

white boards on fox news so maybe that's where he got the idea. >> stephanie: yes. twenty-nine minutes after the hour, right back on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us.

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commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (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. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? ♪ >> you always will be --

>> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- the nicest sweetest, coolest girl at the pageant, and this year's miss congeniality. [ cheers and applause ] >> stephanie: okay. thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. let's go to danny in texas. hi, danny, welcome. >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: hi. >> caller: i was just calling in because they were talking about things being in the bible and all of that. and if these people really believe in the bible they need to stop with the whole fornication and all of that, because many of the men in the bible that were kings and whatever, they had concubines and wives, and if the -- if they really believe in like the -- the -- the letter of the bible, then the fact that the israelis and arabs don't get along is because abraham

couldn't keep his pants closed because he had an affair with one of the [ inaudible ]. >> stephanie: what chapter is that? i think that's exactly what it says abraham couldn't keep his pants closed. >> yeah and somebody might have even added that part about homosexuality in the king james version, because the bible has been changed so many times. >> stephanie: that's right. and abraham was always fine if his pants were open as long as he wasn't wearing two different kinds of cloth. >> exactly. >> stephanie: jason hi. >> caller: i was going to comment about the basketball player, and i am looking forward to the day when somebody comes out, and they are like who the

hell cares. >> stephanie: and the country said yawn. >> caller: yeah, and the people about the president, up until the year ago, the president wasn't behind this at all. it was a focus group, and suddenly he changed his opinion just like hillary clinton did. >> stephanie: you know if it is a focus group. a lot of people have evolved on this issue including me, and i'm gay. to criticize people for when they got to their particular evolution, i don't know. >> caller: what about the congressman who's son came out, he is changing his opinion too. i take a step back on this -- >> stephanie: right, but jason, go back. when you look at polls. that's the biggest predicator of people changing their minds is that they know or love someone who is gay. so why judge rob portman. >> caller: i think part of being a leader is taking a position on

something that maybe the majority is against. and that's what has been going on. people make their decisions based on which way the political winds are blowing. >> stephanie: if you are going to look at that -- then it was really brave of the senate to vote against background checks because 90-something-percent of the american people want them. >> sure, if that's what the case is. >> stephanie: well, that's my point. it wasn't brave. it was cowardly. >> caller: but the hardest thing for a politician is to stand up to something you have an opinion on. at least you respect the person that stays consistent. >> stephanie: yes, but i think there is a difference in flip flopping and true evolution. anyway, i'm -- all i'm saying is

the senate vote right? and thank god for these polls. i'm looking at a new ppp poll showing -- senator kelly ayotte dropped 15 points. but others have all dropped in varying degrees of hot water with voters which is because -- you know why because god is watching them. ♪ god is watching us ♪ >> this bill a an overreach that will punish our citizens. sorry oppose and vote foreclosure on this bill. ♪ god is watching us ♪ >> we're trying to take it to the violent criminal rather than the law-abiding citizen. ♪ god is watching us from a

distance ♪ >> stephanie: watching you. watching you. >> probably bette midler. >> stephanie: that's scary enough. the nra coming to kelly ayotte's defense. running ads thanking her for opposing the gun control laws. and notes that ayotte thinks that the mental health system is the only way to protect our children. really that's the only way. oh, pardon me. i'm just coughing up a lung nobody help me. >> that's why you have two. >> stephanie: she you weren't going to help me anyway. >> we'll call hal sparks. >> stephanie: the five senators who voted against background checks have seen their approval ratings decline, and voters say they are less likely to support

them next time they are up for reelection. for that i say yay. who lost their head in the hutson river? anybody? [ crickets chirping ] >> stephanie: there is a giant head floating in the hudson river. >> bill o'reilly? >> stephanie: anyone lose a giant head made of styrofoam and fiberglass? >> that could be bill o'reilly. >> stephanie: the object turns out to be a 7-foot tall replica of a man. it has the appearance of a greek or roman-style statue. officials believe it is a theater prop. but so far no one has come forward. >> some high school performance of antigoni.

[ laughter ] >> stephanie: jill in ithaca. >> caller: hi -- >> stephanie: jill is that your head? >> caller: it's in the hudson river? oh, my god! how does that happen? hi, stephanie, chris, and my little reality [ inaudible ] jim. [ laughter ] >> caller: anyway, actually i'm old enough to remember when being black in the nba was an issue. and that's when they created the harlem globetrotters. >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: oh, yeah. >> caller: yeah, so that's why i think we're -- we're going to get there. it's a lot of progress over time, and, yeah my sister had married into a basketball family, but that was like old school, like bob kuzsy says so yeah i used to go -- >> stephanie: i'm old enough to remember the bob cuesy days.

>> yeah. my brother-in-law plays for the knicks. and very nice, the most humble man, and his brother was al mcguire who coached marquette, and did a lot of color commentary. they were polar opposites. al was never quiet, and dick was so quiet. >> stephanie: yeah, it was nice of us to let the blacks in finally, wasn't it? wow, i love this piece on sarah palin from media-ite. they write, man, people just hate a party they are not invited to. sarah palin walled the dinner pathetic and its attendances ass

clowns. >> she used the term ass clowns? >> stephanie: right. which means by extension her husband and daughter must be colon colonic comedians themselves since they have both attended the dinner. palin had rachel maddow make her a drink at the -- gasp the -- gaspthe -- gasp -- msnbc party! [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> stephanie: rachel mixing a mean drink. >> she is a mixologist, not just a bartender. >> stephanie: indeed. mother in michigan has made it her mission to have a pornographic book taught at her daughter's school. the book the diary of anne frank. >> there is a description of her

girly parts. >> stephanie: she has taken a specific issue of a passage when she talks about the discovery of her own genitalia. it was like the people who were offended offended by shinneder will's list because of the nudie -- nudity. [overlapping speakers] [ buzzer ] >> oh, my god we can't go to breakfast enough. >> stephanie: no. no. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real,

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i'm that little redneck hill billy girl. [ banjo music ] >> caller: there's lots i want to say like go jason! the anne frank thing, are you friggin' kidding me? oh, my gosh -- and if that happens -- i swear, i'm moving to another country. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: that is the most poignant novel ever. >> stephanie: she mentioned her naughty bits -- >> this really happened. it describes the holocaust completely in a way that you can't do from the outside looking in. i just about jumped out of my skin. she may need top a top for 11:30. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: all girls remember the moment we first went what the hell is that? and what is it for? >> caller: that is right.

oh, my lord. that's -- and you should definitely rewatch the bush thing. at the very end as he was leaving the state, he got called back. >> stephanie: who did. >> caller: the audience called him back and asked him what he thought about jason. and he came back and told them what he thought about it. go obama. [ applause ] >> stephanie: all right. thank you, honey. after jason collins came out, we were saying we were giving a homophobe award, and one of them was the washington state legislator staffer who said that rural gays could just grow their own food. rachel says steph i found my career rural gay food delivery, why didn't i think of this before. [ applause ] >> stephanie: there is a business. and then the -- that was the guy

in the uk that compared gays to termites. and steven writes some of us occasionally like to put [ censor bleep ] in our mouths. [ applause ] >> stephanie: i don't even know what he went like that. too much like wood. then jim did the -- [ sighs ] >> stephanie: kyle in albuquerque writes you should have told that caller that senator are elected to represent the people. >> objection, you are fired! >> stephanie: exactly. look at this -- somebody finally has -- there's a lawsuit on something i can relate to. shy bladder syndrome. a would-be administrator who failed a drug test over anxiety

for giving a sample has sued for her aledged disability. >> aledged disability. >> stephanie: if you don't live with it, jim, you don't understand. usher has performed at michael jordan's wedding. did you see this. i want him to perform at mine because you know why -- ♪ we want a lady on the treat but a freak in the bed ♪ >> stephanie: yeah, that's a romantic wedding song don't you think? i have another wedding to break up. melissa gilbert has married again. she married timothy busfield and they can settle down on their own little house on the prairie. >> i just saw them on saturday night. it was formally called little house on the prairie karaoke

until they got the cease and desist. they break into modern day songs every once in a while when it was punctuate the goings-on on stage -- and a drag queen plays melissa. >> that would be one of the gays on the prairie. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: thank you, jim. what have i referred to? the only time head the headlines. i made the national enquirer, for breaking up melissa and bruce's marriage. >> but that didn't take place

right away -- >> stephanie: oh, no, it was years. apparently we got in a whole cat fight. you know me i'm just man hungry. >> she's a man ether. >> stephanie: that's right. >> you think that if the national inquirer had any real skills -- >> stephanie: i'm just saying. didn't nelly gay? >> i don't know that she is. >> stephanie: i could be wrong. well -- [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i thought somebody was. maybe i'm wrong. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: and if i am i apologize. >> well, if you are a dude named nelly that might be -- [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: what is wrong with you today. >> you keep serving them up -- >> stephanie: rocky the musical headed for broadway. sylvester stallone producing.

>> really? did we ask for that? >> stephanie: well, you are getting it in february. does he dance up steps? >> i don't know. >> are they going to serve raw eggs. >> what were his turtles names? >> butkus -- >> stephanie: no! we didn't get that right. my college boyfriend's cats were named puff and link. no, someone will tell us what were sylvester stallone's turtles name in rocky. >> i think it was puff and [ mumbling ] >> i think it's puff and link. >> stephanie: really? >> i have never seen the movie, and i think it's cuff and link. >> stephanie: really? >> yes. that's what shaf in the chat room says. >> stephanie: sometimes i just can't help but be right.

al pacino blinked in shock when a drunk walking ahead of him killed over and crashed to the floor. al asked you are not driver are you? and that's when a woman with him spoke up and said i am. >> i'm the designated drinker you guys drive all you want. [ mumbling ] >> stephanie: pacino suggested neither of them should get behind the wheel. he said it's not just about you. it's about you possibly killing someone else. so he took them to his limo and gave them a ride home. >> luckily nobody hue-hahhed all over the limo. >> stephanie: right. ♪ let's hear it for the boy ♪

>> stephanie: for jason collins. ♪ let's give the boy a hand ♪ >> stephanie: that's it or for us. hump days with hal sparks tomorrow. >> and chris kluwe too. >> stephanie: be still my heart. we'll see you tomorrow on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ ç]

>> i'm jacki schechner it's noon eastern, and here is what is current. president obama held a news conference this morning, and answered questions about almost anything the press could think about to ask. syria, health care implementation, immigration reform we said we needed to shut down guantanamo bay.

and he said conversations with republicans are ongoing. >> obama: i have had some good conversations with republican senators so far. those conversations are continuing. i think there is a genuine desire to move past not only sequester, but washington dysfunction. >> let's hope so.