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back again on tuesdays, tuesdays with faiz. we call it.akir who is the editor in chief of think progress. thinkprogress.org. faiz, good to see you. >> thank you bill. >> bill: thanks for coming in on a rainy morning here in washington, d.c. >> nevertheless, it is sunny here in the bill press studio. >> bill: always. >> an optimist. >> bill: we talked a little bit in the last hour, i just mention it but i found out on think progress the story about one of the cofounders of facebook eduardo saverin. he's going to make out pretty well, huh? >> this ipo they're about to release, underwritten by morgan stanley. it will go live friday. it will make everyone who has been an original investor, billions. billions. >> bill: somewhere between $77 billion and $96 billion. his take. this is a kid who came here with his parents from brazil. his father was targeted by gangs in brazil because he was a wealthy guy. let's go somewhere where we can be safe. he got his education here. meets mark zuckerberg, they start this company. he won the lottery. and how

faiz shakir, great work. thinkprogress.org.ou next tuesday. >> thank you sir. >> bill: i'll tell you what the president is up to today. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." hey, he's right man. [ dennis ] only allstate puts their money where their mouth is. yup. [ dennis ] claim service so good, it's guaranteed. [ foreman ] so i can always count on them. unlike randy over there. that's one dumb dude. ♪ ♪ the new claim satisfaction guarantee. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. new 5 rpm gum. stimulate your senses. weeknights on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. >> bill: all right. in the next hour, we're going to check in with ben labolt who is one of the senior advisors in the obama campaign out in chicago. and we'll be joined in studio for the whole hour by major garrett from the "national journal." the president's schedule today no heavy lifting at the white house today. he and the vice president will get their daily briefing. the economic

. >> she was a smart guy, but can i talk about you for a second because i was just as faiz nated aboutt and tie every day, that you go to work every day, that you write long hand, on yellow paper just like this, your lovely wife that you've been married for many years is the only person you trust as your researcher and assistant. >> the reason i wear a coat and tie that everybody laughs at me for -- >> i'm not laughing. i like it. i like it. you look nice. >> then i'll come back. >> any time. >> my publisher doesn't bother me. it takes years. it's really easy to fool yourself that you're working harder than yourself. i do every trick. one is i put on a coat and tie and write down the number of words i write every day. you have all these little tricks to remind you that it's work. >> you're doing something right. >> you sure "the years of lynn jonsson:the power." >> we'll talk tony nominations with kristin chenoweth when "cbs this morning" continues. ♪ >> i like that. the musical "once" is nominated for 11 tony awards. we wasn't to go back to listen ly lincoln center. erica is there wit

we love the work i think progress, faiz shaqir is a regular on our show. millhouser, the justice editor for think progress at the center for american progress. back -- watching this romney e volume is kind of funny. back to your calls on the primaries yesterday here from riverside. is that riverside, maryland or missouri? i can't read it. ms. you're e. robert, good morning. >> good morning. what do you think? >> well, we have the same hate amendment in our constitution too. and i was wondering. i always thought that any changes to the state or federal constitution was supposed to be for the greater good. could you tell me maybe if someone told you how discrimination is for the greater good? >> i could not. i continue explain that or defend that what gets me all of these pastors who come out. >> basically are urging people to discriminate, which i would say is un-american and unchristian. >> well, yeah. you know, they keep talking love, love, love. i don't see any love, and i am a gay man from missouri. and i see no love coming from the left, right, whateve