al franken's first grandson. i am sure and for anybody interested in california and major figures of the last century, jim has a piece in the atlantic on jerry brown in california that is one of the most fascinating articles i have read in years. >> i'm trying to start jerry brown 2016 rumors already. >> this month will be a blockbuster month for the supreme court. four major cases are coming down. affirmative action, how far can colleges use race in determining voting admissions. do states with a history of racial discrimination have to get preclearance before they change voting laws and two cases on same-sex marriage. can the federal government define marriage as between a man and woman for the purpose of federal benefits and can states ban same-sex marriage for their residents. >> i wanted to highlight another level of the problem sexual assault in the military as reported in "the new york times." now investigations at the naval academy and sexual assault there. and also other women like the rest of the milita

>> house and senate negotiators are voted to strip out senator al franken's credit rating agency amendment. >> john: that's. they say get that [bleep] out of our financial reform bill. so franken didn't get the amendment but he did get the next best thing. a study by the s.e.c. that ultimately proves he was right about there being a conflict of interest. how did they cover that? on the nation's premiere financial news network? >> the franken provision, yes, you know who that is probably named after, required the s.e.c. to conduct a review of the feasibility of a new system in which a public or private utility or board would assign work to the agencies on structured product ratings. >> uh? do you understand any of that? >> it's tough to make the jump without like the bill murray amendment. >> grande did it. the bill murray amendment. you kind of laugh at the bill murray amendment. >> john: two points there. first you're a financial analyst. your one job is to understand stuff like this arch explain it to us. that's like a pilot coming on over the p.a. saying, oh, there are so many buttons u

she may be challenging al franken. >> it was interesting.gree with atlantic wires read talks about there was not article that the republicans wanted her gone out of that particular district. >> jon: moving on to check the checkers. george mason university's center for media and public affairs released a study this week focused on poli fact we related republican claims or pants on fire three times more often than it rated democratic claims. 32% of republican claims were rated as false compared with 11% compared to democrats. do republicans bend the truth more than democrats or is there an agenda at work here? >> first of all, how many times they are looking at republican claims because politifacts love to go against republicans every time they talk. the fact checkers, it's a whole industry here. it's not about checking facts, it's about pushing the agenda. we've seen fact checkers get it wrong constantly. many times it's when they select the facts to be checked, not so much of the fact that they are checking. >> jon: who is checking the check

she may challenge al franken. >> jon: it would be an interesting race.d give you plenty of stories. >> i agree with you, atlantic wire's read there was into the surveilled article pointing that the republicans wanted her gone out of that particular district. >> jon: moving on to check the chickers. george mason's university center are for public affairs focused on politifax. it found that it related republican claims to be false or pants on fire three times more often than it rated democratic claims during the same period. 32% of republican claims were labeled as false compared with 11% of democratic claims. three to one margin. ridge, to you, do republicans bend the truth more than democrats or is there an agenda at work here? >> first of all you have to look at how many times they are looking at republican claims because politifax love to go after republicans every time they talk. if you have to look at the sample as to how many they are veamgt. the fact checker has become a whole industry here. it's not about checking fact, it's about pushing the agen

even though the united states senate at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. ank and al, frank lautenberg and al franken always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to us, senator franken to do this along, because they were both really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say good-bye, are going to do that wednesday morning. exemplary public servant, faithful friend in frank lautenberg. >> the clerk will call the roll. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> on the next "washington journal," foreign policy with christopher smith of new jersey chairman of africa, global rights and international organizations and representative john larson, to take your questions about congressional oversight of the i.r.s. and call in to talk with "christian science monitor"." "jarks journal" is live every -- washington journal is live every day at

. >> stephanie: is senator al franken running from the left.lly a liberal. al franken sees intelligence he didn't see before. >> intelligence that would make your hair stand on end -- >> caller: oh, come on, you guys, stop it. >> stephanie: do you trust al franken as a liberal? he said if america sees what i see, then the bad guys are seeing it too. >> caller: can i answer your question? >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: no i don't think franken is enough. i'm a democratic socialist, so -- >> stephanie: but isn't this just american at some point? given what he's seeing this is justified for national security. >> which i think america is pretty much american, isn't it? >> caller: i just can't buy it, you guys. this is outrageous. >> stephanie: do you also agree with jim that something smells funny here? >> yeah, i don't know what to make of the snowden thing. >> caller: i do agree with jim on that point, but -- i think the funny smell is going to surprise us when we see it all. anyway -- have a good day. >> stephanie: you too honey. >> ellsberg had

senators medically and al franken. i want to say that again. senators michael the and al franken.have come together to say, well, that's they are kind of behind this thing. a tea party favorite, a prominent leftie. they have not been tested label to edward snowden, but they are backing legislation that would require our government to be more transparent in its surveillance. think about this. they want to force the justice department to declassify court opinions in this instance. court opinions operating under the foreign intelligence surveillance act are the foreign intelligence surveillance court -- well, that measure probably will pass, but it was worth drafting just to see this odd pairing of senators lee and frank and. don't you think? president obama -- heee he is. look. the difference between senator obama in 2007 and president obama, 2013. you think this job does not carry with a little weight and burden? senator -- then senate candidate barack obama accused the bush administration of putting forward a false choice between national security and our civil liberties. he was v

senators mike lee and al franken. i'm going to say that again. senators mike lee and al franken. they've come gether to say, well, that they're kind of behind this thing. legal aea party favorite, fra pminent lefty. they haven't attached a label to snowden but are backing legisliothat would require our government to be more transparent in its surveillance. now,thin about ts. th wan to force theustice department to the declaify court opinions in tis instance, cour opinions operating under the foreign intelligence act or fisa the foreign intelligence surveillance cou, well, that meure probably won't passbut it was worth drti justo see this odd pairinenators leann franken. don't you think? prident obama, well, herehe is lookie there. lookthere. the difference between senator obama in 2007nd president obama, 2003. do you think this job doesn't carry with it a little weight and burd? nator, well, then senate candidate barack oma accused the sh administrationack then of putting forward a "false choice" between national security and our civil liberties. heas very red up about it. but i

al franken and schumer threatened e i.r.s. with legislation if theyidn't act.o ahead. >> yeah, this is a political issue. how can it not be a political issue. for no other reason than you talk about the tax except status for the organizations that identify themselves politically. whether this is a one-sided witch hunt, how farack to washington thisgoe a lot of th remains to be seen. ill's rather unformnate. the bigger issue for me is 501c is an area of murky super secretive area for campaign funding which is what they are not supposed to be. the primary purpose is not supposed to be. all of that is clouded over. party democratic liberal conservative. all of that is crowded over by the scandal. >> but you didn't see -- you didn't see words like progressive or moveon.org, the key words. you didn't see the key words the i.r.s. was using to target groups. no liberal witnesses were presented. progressive group presented the house ways and means h hearing. >> this is political. >> the government unaccountable and not liked by outside oups are going to investige those

you agree with al franken on this.r, spy on everybody kind of thing. you've got this -- kind of bush administration holdover about seek cresse and -- about secrecy and spying, they're going to shrug off stuff the vast majority of the american public would go wait a minute, that shouldn't be in there. by the time you get up the administrative chain you're just defending the whole program. when programs in it should have been removed. should have been be stopped. but not all of it. the idea that we're going to go -- i mean go watch "mission impossible," the whole thing is about the nock list getting out. every spy in the world. where are these people? what are they doing? [ explosion ] at a certain point al franken, what they're saying is that the release of valerie plame's information and the release that -- what the nsa program might be oversifting, you know, grabbing like meta data is the same thing and it's not. we should release all of it. and it isn't. that's -- i think that's why you have al franken and people com

on the one side, al franken, who said the program is used to protect us along with republican lindseyraham who says he's sure we should be doing this and president obama who said the programs help us prevent terrorist attacks and also peter king who not only lines up with barack obama and al franken but laments that too many republican and conservatives, i'm quoting, have become michael moores. on the other side of the fight you have, of course, well, michael moore who called snowden the hero of the year along with glen beck saying it's a chance for america to regain her moral compass and rand paul calling it an assault on the constitution and al gore calling the programs on scenely outrageous. this is not politics as we understand it. >> human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hyster hysteria! >> this is what it feels like today as i find myself on the same side of an issue as matt kigbby president of freedom works and who i thought put it pretty well. >> it is not about liberals or conservatives. it is about insiders who just say trust us. it is about insider who is wan

and that's important. >> stephanie: and al franken said if the american people know, guess what the bad i mean having you on her show. >> stephanie: yes, of course. >> with cnn's ratings who can say? >> stop it! >> there -- there was a great tweet today from [ inaudible ]. did you see it? >> stephanie: no. >> he tweeted about 7:41 this morning, do you get the feeling that god is no longer watching over america? and i said after the events of this week the idea that, you know, another -- another completely unaccountable superpower energy isn't watching over america is sort of okay by me. >> stephanie: the less people watching the better. all right. charlie pierce great stuff as always. see you next week. >> talk to you next week. >> stephanie: bye-bye, honey. forty-six minutes after the hour. right back with the remaining moments of the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: i got her number off of the men's room stall. 1-800-steph-1-2. (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

. >> senators mike lee al franken, they've come together to say, well, that ty're kind of behind this. lee, a tea party favorite, franken a prominent lefty. they haven attached a label to snowden but they are backing legislation that would require our government to be mo trsparent in its surveillance. now think about this. they want to force the justice department to declassify court opinionsn n this instance, crt opinions opeting under the foreign intelligence surveillance act or fisa, the foreign intelligence surveillance crt, that measure probably won't work but it was worth drafting juut see this odd pairing of senators lee and franken. don't you think? president obama. well, here he is. looky there. lookhere the difrence between senator obama and 2007 and president oba in 2013. you think this job doesn't carry with it a litle weight and burden? well, then senate candidate barack oma accused the bush administration back th of putting forward a, quote, lse choice beeen national security and our civil will liberties an was very fired up about it but i think it's a pretty se bet that

president at midnight last night, al franken and we still have al franken is there word -- was room for two funny people. frank and -- al franken and frank lautenberg always made us smile and often made us laugh. i guess it's going to be up to senator franken to do this, as they were both really really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say goodbye. we are going to do that wednesday morning. an exemplary public servant and a faithful friend, senator frank lautenberg. i note the absence of a quorum. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> attribute from senate majority leader harry reid from monday and now live to new york city for the funeral for former new jersey senator frank lautenberg taking place today at the park avenue synagogue. we are expecting remarks from vice president joe biden senator bob menendez of new jersey former secretary of state hillary clinton and the lautenberg family. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ina

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al franken, i would never, never try to win him over he's not worth it.ven though i gave letterman no quarter in the beginning, i did cultivate the relationship and now things are fine. some people are worth winning over. some are not. but there is an up side to day tant. that is up for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website which is different from billo'reilly.com. we'd like you to spout off from anywhere in the world. do not be vituperate. i have to phrase it if i want to be gram atticly correct. do not vituperate when writing the o'reilly factor. thanks for watching the ctor, i am bill o'reilly, remember, the spin stops here. >> it's wednesday june 19th. a murder investigation rocking the new england patriots. one of their star players questioned after a body is found near his house. >> are you getting ready to drive to work this morning. there are frightening new reports about how your life would be in darreni-- could be . >> it's the 4th quarter that everyone will be talking about today. miami's explosive final minutes against the s

lindsey graham, john mccain and mitch number come, al franken of minnesota and harry reid, they all defended the nsa. on the other side are tea party senators like rand paul and mike lee as well as you paul ryan. they join socialist bernie sanders of vermont along with the aclu, and divisions on the right are exacerbating the old guard and the new. john mccain represents the oldest of the old guard. he lashed out at rand paul in response to a question from cnn candy controlly krolly. >> senator rand called this an assault on the constitution. >> can i just say with the democrat-republican chairs and the majority members of the committee have been very well briefed on these programs. we passed the patriot act and provisions to be enacted and in operation. if members of congress did not know what they were voting on, then i think that's their responsibility a lot more than it is the government's. >> michael: on the democratic side, senators ron widen of oregon and mark udall of colorado are he defending it's defenders like feinstein and reid. no "n" response to widen's questioning of the nsa p

earlier this year, mills recorded a video letter to nolan, senators amy and al franken, protesting anyof gun control. >> hopefully, this video letter will educate and inform our uninformed and misguided congressman and senators about the issues they are about to vote on. >> mills went on to demonstrate why rick nolan's duck gun is more dangerous than an ar 15. out here in minnesota, voters believe what mills is saying. but there is something else you need to know about this sportsman. stewart mills is part after lucky sperm club. mills is an heir to the family owned chain of mills fleet farm. stores which are located in 32 locations across the upper midwest. currently the 41-year-old mills is the vice president of this growing company. i'm sure mills is a true believer in the second amendment but he has another dog in the fight. mills fleet farm sells almost everything, including guns and ammunition. >> line of rifles and accessories, exclusive to mill farms, allowed our shooting department to be successful which in terms allowed us to hire more people and continue to expand. >> mills

help us prevent terrorist attacks and also peter king who not only lines up with barack obama and al franken but laments too many republican and conservatives, i'm quoting, have become michael moores. on the other side of the fight you have michael moore. >> when i'm playing video of the president of freedom works, things have gone off the rails. how people feel about nsa surveillance is confusing at this point, some people simply figured out where they're supposed to be on the issue and renounced their previous views. a move the folks at media matters were moved to illustrate and put to music. how people feel about nsa surveillance is confusing at this point, some people simply figured out where they're supposed to be on the issue and renounced their previous views. a move the folks at media matters were moved to illustrate and put to music. >> our techniques are working. we have the nsa program here, the patriot act program here. in light of this, how close this was, it's staggering to me that we're even debating the use of these techniques. big brother is monitoring your every move, wheth

. >> reporter: after recounts of legal battles when former "saturday night live" comedian al franken was declared the winner over norm coleman in the 2008 senate race, minnesota majority started raising questions. it said franken's 312-vote win could have been helped by more than 1,000 felons voting illegally. election officials have denied that, but the group now thinks its voter fraud investigations could have landed it on an irs hit list. >> i did wonder if there might have been something to do with the voter fraud situation we've been involved in, why the irs has singled us out for additional scrutiny. >> reporter: the group said after seven years of in problems the irs sent them a compliance letter in march demanding lots of information, like does the group support candidates or influence public policy. mcgrath responded but also decided to turn the tables on the tax agency. >> we've set up a new website called irs exposed where we're sharing stories about other organizations that have been targeted by the irs, and we are now soliciting for other organizes to tell their story. >

al franken, i would never, never try to win him over he's not worth it.ough i gave letterman no quarter in the beginning, i did cultivate the relationship and now things are fine. some people are worth winning over. some are not. but there is an up side to day tant. that is up for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website which is different from billo'reilly.com. we'd like you to spout off from anywhere in the world. do not be vituperate. i have to phrase it if i want to be gram atticly correct. do not vituperate when writing the o'reilly factor. thanks for watching the factor, i am bill o'reilly, remember, the spin stops here. >>> welcome to "hannity tonight." not only is the obama administration using your tax dollars to arm syria, we're ready to sit down for talks slated to begin in a few short days. many americans will likely oppose the idea of negotiating with the group that supported al qaeda prior to 9/11, president obama says he has a plan to make sure that will never happen again. really? watch. >> the one thing we do believe is th

. >> it's very hard to improve on cartoonist tom tolls by way of al franken in explaining the corruption of the rating agencies. rating agencies are supposed to rate investments as safe or not safe. these agencies played possibly the central role in the financial crisis. the story of how they help sell garbage is explained in a blockbuster new article for "rolling stone." thanks to e-mails and documents disclosed in recent documents, the agency's top ratings could be obtained for a price. it it stopped being something that had to be earned and could be something that could be paid for. an awareness of the practices, lord help our scams. and another, let's hope we're all wealthy and retired by the time the house of cards falters. a lot of people escape accountability in the wake of the crisis. the ratings agency not only got away with it, they have been rewarded with more power. when they downgraded the u.s. credit rating, they got attention. also they could rake in more in ratings fees. joining me is mike taibbi. his last piece was just posted on rollingstone.com. it's good to have you h

. >> mitch mcconnell had no choice but to -- >> you and i both know that al franken's seat was not decided till the summer. they did not have the 60 votes required to pass mitch mcconnell's new standard. he created a new standard which isn't anything that went through the united states senate, if they wanted to do a resolution to go to the restroom, it had to have 60 votes the new standard just for this president. >> there was no resolution going to the bathroom. >> the period when they finally got 60 votes they got the affordable care act because mitch mcconnell had a strategy which was they get nothing through. going back to the tea party for a second, what happened is you have the tea party the base that wants to hear about things like impeachment. now that this irs scandal has sunk back into the terrarium where they only listen to their own media and each other, mitch mcconnell has to play in their game. >> both of you -- >> you know how much i dislike the tea party. >> i've got a great solution. if everybody would take a night off, you can take over together. dead serious. i just thou

president, midnight last night had -- we still have al franken, there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. frank and al, frank lautenberg, and al franken always made a smile and often made us laugh. now, i guess it's going to be up to senator franken to do this a lot. they were both really, really funny. together and apart. it's with deep sadness that a -- are going to do that wednesday morning. a faithful friend, senator frank lautenberg. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] >> mr. president, i just flew in from chicago early this morning. i was given the news that had lost a great friend, and one of my drearest colleague -- dearest colleagues, senator frank lautenberg of new jersey passed away. most of us saw frank a few weeks ago. he was here on the floor of the senate. he had come down, it was one of the moments where his vote was crucial. we knew he was struggling, but we also knew he would be here. he said he would and he was. he sat just right over here in a wheelchair, with that trademark frank lautenberg smile. i don't think i have ever run i

some guys can't handle their hormones and saxby chambliss who opposed al franken's anti-rape amendment in 2009 is clearly not pro rape but he has an outdated attitude that's part after culture that doesn't take rape seriously. so if the good senator really thinks the hormone levels in young men lead to rape and that's the big danger, well then the only way i guess by this logic to stop military sexual abuse by the young hormonal men is to only allow males over 40 to serve in the armed services. just think now the old men who like to send young men off to fight and die in war will have to send themselves off instead! the all new all middle-aged or senior male armed forces is guaranteed to be rape free except when some 55-year-old snorts his bunk mate's androgel. viagra three in every mess hall and the just for army can be intonesserred. every republican chicken hawk who avoid serving but supported other men serving will get their chance. looking at you bush, cheney, rush limbaugh and saxby chambliss. saddle up and get back in the war. john mccain will stay in the senate. we'll have to f

al franken, oh he's going to be so progressive. great to have him in the senate.s out talking to minneapolis press saying i'm on the committee on privacy rights. i've really looked into this. this thing rocks. we need it. we need it! by the way you know, all of these guys, admitted there's something positive the government did they leak it right away, right? where is your leaks on how great this program is and how many lives are saved and how many terrorists are thwarted. where? nowhere. >> one act that thwarted. that pakistani fella in new york that was planning to blow up the subway a few years ago who didn't have any bombs didn't know how to make bombs. didn't have weapons but was asking hey, i would like to do this online. >> cenk: almost every single arrest related to that in the u.s. is the fbi saying you want to bomb something? i've got some missiles. look, the guy says yeah, i want to bomb them. okay. we put them away. >> step beyond the political people using it against us, the first group of people that will be using it is domestically. really as red-blo

in minnesota against al franken who won in a squeaker and didn't get the seat for nine months after the election. they can't get a candidate. they can't get legitimate mainstream -- >> woodruff: why is that? >> i think because the influence, the energy, the influence is disproportionate of the tea party in these states and in the nominating process. we just saw it in virginia where bishop e.w. jackson was nominated at convention for lieutenant governor and they're running away from each other. >> woodruff: very, conservative. >> very, very conservative. i do think it has its influence and power in the house republican caucus and that is a problem for john boehner, a problem for eric cantor who's tried to come up with an alternative republican program, the kind that have that bob dole urged them to have and he's been rained on by the tea party members and the conservative caucus so i think there's an energy that they have but i really do think there are roadblocks and they certainly intheubt republicans being competitive nationally at a presidential level. >> woodruff: to be continued. w

president, at midnight last night had al franken, there was room for two funny people. his death this frank, al franken always made us amount and often made us laugh -- smile and often made us laugh. they were funny together and apart. it is with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say goodbye. we will do that wednesday morning. an exemplary public servant and faithful friend. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> next, a presentation of the journalism award. then a discussion of how the human race can avoid mass distinction. with maria theresa kumar, executive director of the latino, and syndicated columnist. and the stanton center talks about the u.s. and un role in syria. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> when you put on a uniform for a job that is a maintenance job, and this is true if you're building a janitor or a sanitation worker, you are consumed by the roll to the point where it is almost like you are just part of the background. i will say like a machine. uri to be wearing this uniform. the general world gets to overlook you and it really not see y

president, at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. frank and -- and al -- frank lautenberg, al franken, always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to senator franken to do this alone, because they were both really, really funny together and apart. so it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say goodbye. we're going to do that wednesday morning. say goodbye to an exemplary public servant, a faithful friend: senator frank lautenberg. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. alexander: mr. president in. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: the quorum call will be vitiated. under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. and under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00 p.m. with senators permitted to spe

. >> stephanie: al frin -- franken -- >> i'm not arguing with you about that. >> a left-wing schism -ephanie: a fault line has just opened up between jim and i. both exposed and exacerbated by the nsa issue. there is a tea party emerging on the left. 9/11 was caused by the bush administration nonsense. [ cuckoo clock chimes ] [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: this is a perfect example. this is like a skit we preplanned. there is a tea party emerging on the left. some people are calling it the green tea party because of glenn greenwald. >> i get it. >> stephanie: uh-huh. for now it is orbiting around the binary greenwald snowden system ready to hurl in the direction of anyone who dares to examine the voracity of edward snowden's -- >> that's kind of insulting the way he said that. >> stephanie: what is disturbing is the recklessness of this subgroup it's willingness to embrace an it hacker -- >> i'm not endorsing him at all. >> stephanie: they just happen to be the ringleaders this week. remember when the republican party embraced james o'keefe when he reported to have evidence of s

reporter: the minnesota majority became known for claiming that 10,000 felons voted and may have put al frankenthe top. there is another group. this one happens to be in wisconsin. it's called media trackers. it says with it applied for the irs non-profit status in 2011 it waited 15 months without any approval. so its ceo tells us they reapplied under the name greenhouse solutions and the irs approved that name in only 3 weeks. >> it many apparent the cincinnati office was not operating by itself. these rogue agents were not rogue. they were simply following orders. i think the question that remains, how far up the food chain does this go? >> we repeatedly tried to obtain comment from the irs about the claims but the agency so far has not given us any explanation. martha: you just name your group greenhouse solutions and you are in, you are good. thank you very much. bill: what the immigration deal would mean for senator rubio. martha: we remembering an acting great. the life of james gandolfini. we'll take a closer look at the health issue that took him away from us too soon. things to look fo

in the state's 2008 senate election, and that could have been the difference that put democrat al frankenr the top against republican incumbent senator norm coleman, though election officials in minnesota have denied that. franken, of course, won that contest and is up for re-election next year. meanwhile, another group that teals with voter fraud and voter issues says that, well, for the irs, they think your name may make the difference. that group is media trackers. they're in wisconsin, and they claim that's exactly what happened. ceo drew ryan says when they applied for nonprofit status in june of 2011, 15 months went by without an approval. so look at this graphic, they applied under that name. in september 2012 as greenhouse solutions instead, and guess what? mr. ryan says that the irs said yes to that name in only three weeks. >> it's apparent that the cincinnati office was not operate toking by itself -- operating by itself, that these rogue agents were not rogue, they were simply following orders. and i think the question that remains, how far up the food chain does this go? >> r

this particular petition obviously not going to go anywhere when you have dianne feinstein and al frankenedfellows. when you have franken and cheney going up against glen beck and michael moore, who is on what side of -- >> caller: yeah. >> stephanie: a worm hole as opened in the universe. >> i think we can all goodetet along. >> stephanie: can we? >> i think so. >> caller: the program will be revealed eventually. again, as charlie pierce points out a little drama queenie. >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: he said his release did not reveal any operations against military targets. i guess he is taken it upon himself to decide all of this. he said i carefully evaluated each document to ensure that each was in the political interest. is that up to him? he scoffed at speculation that he would provide classified information to the chinese or other governments for asylum, although he is over there and kind of chatty and asking not to be extradited. he said ask yourself if i were a chinese spy why wouldn't i have flown directly into bayeijingbeijing. i would be petting a phoenix right now. >> all right.

i said al franken is not the right kind of liberal anymore -- because he has a different -- >> whateverng the republican party apart too. >> stephanie: i know. this one -- >> more importantly what does donald trump think about modern family. just tried watching modern family written by a moron. huge hugely boring. >> stephanie: he is a huge idiot. ♪ you are an idiot ♪ >> stephanie: how many bah zillion bags of emmies has modern family won in >> has the apprentice ever won an emmy? >> stephanie: i don't think so. and syria, yet another split between -- oh. okay. >> yeah, i'm not a fan of going into syria. how about you? >> stephanie: not really. it seems a little messy in there. >> a bit of a vipper pit. >> stephanie: a bag of vipers. >> yeah. >> stephanie: pete from illinois -- and bill clinton agreed with john mccain yesterday, and john mccain formula for any conflict anywhere in the world -- >> annihilate! kill! kill! kill! >> shut up! shut up! shut up! >> stephanie: okay. pete in illinois writes dear stephanie for a girl who claims to be catholic you come across as being jewish. >> h

we certainly appreciated that even though the united states senator at midnight last night and al franken, and we still have him but there was room for too funny people will prior to his death this morning, frank and elwood, al franken lautenberg will always made us laugh will. now i guess it's going to be up to him to do this alone as they were both really funny together and apart. so it is with a deep sadness that the senate family is going to say goodbye. we are going to do that wednesday morning. say goodbye to an exemplary public servant and a faithful friend of frank lautenberg. note the absence of a quorum. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] mr. president, i just flew in from chicago this morning. i was given the news that i lost a great friend would, and one of my dearest colleagues. senator lautenberg of new jersey passed away. most of us saw him just a few weeks ago here in the senate and he had to come down it was one of those moments it was crucial. and he knew that he was struggling, but he also knew that he would be here. he said he would and he was. he sat right o