. >> bill: everybody can't be that venal. you believe half the american public are that venal 47% like romney said? >> i believe that the other part because he was very popular, very likeable. look, bill, if he is party and romney a party. >> bill: i would go to romney's party there would be better food. >> no. there would be milk. you are irish. >> bill: i'm -- hold it. >> i wouldn't vote for him. he is just more likeable. >> bill: you believe that the american public essentially is shallow and agree greedy left the president and we have the worst economy ever going down to the ninth level infetch know. connect emotional american public. all of the coalitions put together was put together in emotional basis. doesn't believe there has been essential change as dee dee does that we are greedier and shallower people than ever before. where do you stand on that? only people volted for obama is leaches. that's why the republican party is so irrelevant right now. they fundamentally don't understand the electorate. they keep telling

. >> the nra is venal. they come after you.ther large amounts of money to defeat you. >> reporter: but chris murphy of connecticut doesn't buy it and he's on a mission to convince his colleagues. >> we need to wake people up that there's not really a political price to pay at the hands of the nra like there may have been a decade or two ago. >> reporter: in a new report, murphy calls the nra a paper tiger. during the 2012 campaign, the nra targeted senate candidates with a low nra rating, like tim kaine and spent more than $4 million on senate campaigns last year, losing seven out of eight races where they spent over 100,000. the only winner, republican jeff flake of arizona who sits on the judiciary committee, the group who will craft any legislation on guns. but money isn't the only way to measure influence. >> i think that the nra as a single issue group is extremely potent political force out there. and even though their success rate was 50% with their outside spending in the last election, they have these members, millions

. >> i can see because the nra is venal, they come after you, they put together large amounts of moneydefeat you, they did this in '93 and they intend to continue it. >> this morning on the front page of the "new york times," i was reading about their program now to provide weapons a -- in other words, here is a whole new group of people that we can get these weapons to. they just don't happen to be adults, they're children. children will guns in terms of hunting is not a new phenomenon, they say we train them, we want to make sure that people who have guns know how to use them. >> one that's going to fight you tooth and nail and this is a couple of things they tell every insane killer in america that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk. politicians have no business and no authority denying us the right, the ability and the moral imper tiff to protect ourselves and our loved ones from harm. >> wynn la pierre is coming before the judiciary committee, what are you going to ask him. >> i'm not sure but you know i will have some questions for him. i act

>> is the nra venal, or do they disagree on a matter of policy?s become an institution of gun manufacturers. this morning on the front page of "the new york times," i was reading about their program now to provide weapons and training for youngsters from eight years old to 15 years old. and this is supported by the gun manufacturers. in other words, here is a whole new group of people for me to get these weapons to. it doesn't happen to the adults. >> certainly people with guns in terms of sport and hunting is not a new phenomenon. we train them. we want to make sure people who have guns know how to use them. i want to ask about the nra and this is kind of -- wayne la pierre, one of those who will fight you tooth and nail. one of the things he said. >> politicians pass laws for gun-free school zones. in doing so, they tell every insane killer in america, that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk. politicians have no business and no authority denying us the right, the ability, moral imperative from protecting our

also taking on lapierre today will be california senator dianne feinstein who has called the nra venal and repeated her criticism yesterday. >> they have fought virtually every kind of regulation. the time has come to change course. >> but her new assault weapons ban faces long odds in the senate and though she said she believes the democratic votes are there for it, even the committee's chairman patrick leahy who voted for the 1994 version of the ban has declined to endorse it this time around. >> the assault weapon ban, did it work? we ought to ask that question. you know, i'm not looking for something that's symbolic. i'm looking for something that makes people safer. >> and then there's senate majority leader harry reid who clearly decided not to endorse it again yesterday. >> she believes in it fervently. i admire her for that. i'll take a look at that as i've indicated to you folks. we're going to have votes on all kinds of issues dealing with guns. >> but that's the point. there are going to be votes and here's why. democratic leaders are pretty much rallying around the backgrou

there was this widespread view among people, and not all of it venal, not all of it self-interested,things were hanging by a thread. that any day now we could have a run on u.s. government debt, which was wrong. but, okay, i can see how people could for a while have believed that. but a lot of time has gone by since then. and i hope that at least some people have learned better. but it's amazing how little the continued failure of these warnings to actually be vindicated by anything has -- how little of that's actually affected the debate. and there's a special issue here, which i've actually tried to get across now, and i find that i get resistance even from people who are, i would've hoped were more flexible. it's even very hard to tell the story about how this loss of confidence is supposed to work. i mean, it's the united states is not like a european country that doesn't have its own currency. the u.s. government cannot run out of cash unless congress prevents it, you know creates an entirely self-inflicted shortage through the debt ceiling. how is it exactly that we're supposed

. >> the con venal wisdom from democrats and other gun rights activists is you can try and follow upour breath. >> the votes aren't there. the bigger long-term push, it was the unfulfilled promise to latino advocates. it is something that the administration believes many republicans will be on board with also this time around is immigration reform overhaul. >> immigration reform. some of the conditions some of the absolute must steps that have to be part of that. we will get into that. on bloomberg news on today's "full-court press," you are welcome to join the conversation on twitter at bp show or give us a call at 866-55-press. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the bill press show. with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. building up to this. >>bill shares his views, now it's your turn. >>i know you're going to want to weigh in on these issues. >>connect with "full court press with bill press" at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainm

. >> reporter: she called the nravennra nra venal but insists it's not personal. >> he's there for gun people to allow them to have these guns regardless. they have fought virtually every kind of regulation. the time has come to change course. >> reporter: feinstein will not only have to convince republicans of that at this hearing today, she's also going to have some work to do with some of her democratic colleagues, the chairman, patrick leahy is a gun owner, a supporter of gun rights so there is a little bit of tension i think it's fair to say between feinstein and leahy because she felt the witnesses were a little bit skewed towards those who are in favor of gun rights and not where she stands in favor of gun control. >> the senate k hearing will get under way at 10:01 eastern time, just about an hour from now. dana bash hthank you so much. we'll have full live coverage, you'll hear every single word. >>> one person reported dead in nashville this morning, as a line of severe thunderstorms pushes east. the system covers a lot of ground from texas to illinois, and virginia. tornadoe

. >> the nra is venal. they come after you.ears. >> stephanie: yeah. here she is with wayne lapierre. >> i want to thank everybody for being here particularly our witnesses, even you mr. lapierre. it's good to see you again. i guess we tangled -- what was it 18 years ago. you look pretty good actually. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: but it doesn't make any sense, somebody was showing the testimony in 1999 when he was for background checks. and here he was yesterday. >> none of it makes any since. >> mr. lapierre that's the point the criminals won't go to purchase the guns because there will be a background check. you missed that point completely. [ cheers ] >> senator i think you missed -- >> let there be order! >> the point is you can buy guns illegally out of the back of a car. >> stephanie: yeah, so let's just not do anything. >> we need layers of things. and hopefully, one, two, or three of those layers will catch the criminals who want to get guns. >> stephanie: yeah. angie welcome. >> caller: i love you guys. can you say hi p

the whale mistake up there -- no customers, wasn't venal. terrible mistake, if you're a shareholder, i apologize deeply. we did have record results, life goes on. >> when i came to the industry, i was under no illusion that the industry didn't have its issues. they need to be fixed. and what we tried to do at ubs is two things. first, i think banks need a new strategy. and we embarked on a bold new strategy for ubs. the right strategy. at the same time we need to deal with the legacy. to get on top of the issues, you need to get to the bottom of things. for us, a settlement of libor was an important step in going in that direction. these things need to be on the table. taxpayers want to know about it. and transparency simply has to be there. when we found this issue going on in the bank, we completely made contact and complied with the regulators. we had a very good interaction with regulators, we helped them separate from staff that basically was involved in misconduct that is completely unacceptable. it's not the values of switzerland, it'

she called the nra, venal.> this is "the bill press show." 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. [ music ] >> chatting with you live at currents.com/bill press. this is "the bill press show" live and on current tv. >> thirty-three minutes after the hour on this "full-court press," on a monday morning, january 28th. good to have you with us today. michael tomasky, columnist with the daily beast here in studio as a friend of bill among other things, we have been talking with michael about redistricting and republican efforts to re-draw the lines. redraw the rules. >> in that i be states. peter, wh

. >> the nra is venal.e amounts of money to defeat you. >> the president said he has done shooting of his own. he told the magazine at camp david they do skeet shooting. not the girls, but guests of mine and i have a respect for the roots of hunting that trace back for generations. the nra made a statement and responded the second amendment is not about shooting skeet and not a tradition. it's a fundamental right upheld by the u.s. supreme court. >> now at the white house briefing i asked whether there photographs of the president skeet shooting and the white house said the president does not go to camp david to get photographs taken. he goes to relax. on the larger issue of gun safety, i am told by white house official that is the president plans to ton do events promoting this issue. it is one of the top priorities. he will be out pushing on immigration reform. again, white house officials insist to me that they believe he can press on both immigration reform and gun control at the same time. >> i'm sure

high level of line at in this country and we will do a second thing which is in some respects more venal we will saddle our children and grandchildren with the responsibility for paying off or for paying down the debt that we incurred because we wanted a level of government but we were not prepared to pay for it in that level of government so it really critically important thing and i think as maya and bob said the answer as well. i haven't met a single democrat, republican, even socialist. we have a couple of them in the congress as well or independent who doesn't have a pretty clear idea of how this should -- with the answer is and it's very frustrating for i think many of us who don't spend a lot of our time in washington that we are not getting to the point that it's so clearly we need to get because we don't get this behind us there are three massively important issues to address in our competitiveness. corporate tax reform, individual tax reform and entitlement reform and if we don't get a big start at addressing our fiscal issues we are going to miss an enormous opportunity to add

we'll do a second thing, which is even some respects more venal, we will saddle or children and grandchildrenwith the responsibility for paying off or paying down the debts that we incurred because we wanted a level of government but were not prepared to pay for that level of government. and so it's a really critically important thing, as i think maya and bob said, and lou as well, i haven't met a single, you know, democrat, republican, even socialist, we have a couple of those in the congress as well, or independent who doesn't have a clear idea how this shift -- what the answer is. it's frustrating for, i think, many of us who don't spend a lot of our time in washington that we're not getting to the point where it's so clearly we need to get. because we don't get this behind us there are three massively important issuing to addressing our competitiveness. corporate tax reform, individual tax reform and entitlement reform. it we don't get a big start in addressing our fiscal can issues i think we're going miss the opportunity to address although of these issues. let me close with one comment

we'll do a second thing which is even in some respects more venal. we'll saddle our children and our grandchildren with the responsibility for paying off or paying down the debt that we incurred because we wanted a level of government, but we're not prepared to pay for that level of government, and so this is a really critically important thing, and as i think was said, i think the -- and lou as well, i have not met a single, you know, democrat, republican, even socialist, we have a couple of those in the congress as well, or independent who doesn't have a pretty clear idea of how this -- what the answer is, and it's very frustrating for, i think, many of us who don't spend a lot of our time in washington that we're not getting to the point where it's so clearly we need to get because we don't get this behind us, there are three, you know, massively important issues to addressing our competitive. corporate tax reform, individual tax reform, and entitlement reform, and if we don't get a big start at addressing our fiscal issues, i think we're going to