alan west is out of congress and alan grayson is back in. my point, apparently there is a god. of and will obama exploit the manti teo store just to punish those going on-line pretending to be girls. if andiy kaufman was alive he would be wrestling his fake on-line girlfriend right now. this is view point. | [music] |. good evening. we are leading off the show with breaking news about a hostage rescue mission where civilians and possibly some americans have reportedly been killed. we will turn to what many feel is a broken american approximately see that may have killed close to 200 children. troops attacked a remote gas complex to free foreign and will algerian hostages. if you haven't heard much about this on the news it's because it doesn't involve fake girlfriends or blood doping but leob panetta said 100 were at the complex when the cud napping too -- kidnapping took place. hillary clinton i says anti-terrorism fors have been in close contact but the situation we mains fluid. >> the security of the americans held hostage is our highest priority ask we care about the other

if you expected democratic firebrand alan grayson to tone down his comments now that he's back in d.c., you don't know grayson! >> if you get sick in america this is what the republicans want you to do. if you get sick, america the republican healthcare plan is this. die quickly. >> john: oh, you can sell the signs on ebay. admit it. you miss this guy. >> as i pointed out three years ago, their healthcare plan is don't get sick and if you do get sick, die quickly. now we see the same thing true with guns in the wake of a terrible national tragedy recurring national tragedies. their answer is do nothing. they want to instill in us a fatalism, annihilism that means we can't do anything to solve our problems. >> john: the pride of florida's ninth district, the one and only ayatollah rock n' rolla, alan grayson. good evening distinguished representative. thank you for your time. >> good evening. >> john: great to have you back sir. i speak on behalf of many who are thrilled to see you back on capitol hill. after two years off sir has anything changed? >> a lot's changed. the democrats no

with alan grayson. right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ...ng to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> apparently being. >> stephanie miller -- >> involves having two arms and two legs and the occasional oracle. >> stephanie: enough about my weakness. >> i didn't know john lithgow was your boyfriend. >> stephanie: 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll free from anywhere. oh, did i say former and future? isn't that what i said? >> it is not former and future. it is current! >> announcer: and now it's time for congressman alan grayson and your chance to taste the grayson. >> stephanie: good morning current. >> how fashionable. former and fashionable. >> stephanie: good morning sir. >> hi, how are you? >> stephanie: good. how was the big fancy, becoming a congressman again ceremony? >> i got through it. i had to say i do

so melissa fitzgerald and shelley her friend -- >> oh. >> stephanie: and alan grayson and rowland wei missed out but i did watch a little bit online, and what mesmerized me were the cheeses. >> stephanie: yeah, we talked about going to the big one, because we're like look it's a cash bar and i know you are a congressman -- >> 30,000 people at that thing. >> stephanie: and can i just call bs on myself? when you are dealing with inauguration traffic in d.c., you want some inquality. i want to be the 1%. so we were a little overly excited that we got to drive with congressman grayson with his fancy land yards that gets him through barricades. we're like we're with the congressman! let's go. >> wow. okay. >> stephanie: alan grayson is kind of a rock star. >> he is. >> stephanie: so it's kind of -- >> he is a rock star. marsha blackburn doesn't think so, but everyone else does. >> stephanie: marsha blackburn is an ass hat. all right. lots to get to on the big show charlie pierce calling into the big studio. >> he is calling right now. >> stephanie: who is that? >> charlie pierce right be.

we just had our good friend, alan grayson on last week. you were in d.c.aring in process and it was magnificent. he took me everywhere through the whole operation. he was so generous and his family, they're all brilliant from a-z! it is like a genius factory. his kids, almost everyone is like top-level menas level brilliance. >> stephanie: he has several harvard degrees. one from the john f. kennedy school of government, a regular one. who knew there were so many of them. >> i love when dna works. everyone's brilliant and warm and kind and generous and so there's a -- an initial reswearing in which is the private one then the one for the press. so guess who he brings to hold the torah for the photo? he calls me up. i'm holding the torah. wearing basically this jacket. and like a flannel shirt because i didn't know. i'm holding it. he's right there. i can't believe it. boehner is right there. come on, let's wrap this up. let's get this going. >> you stand over there. >> jim wants to know what he smells like. >> there is a lot of cologne going on. >> to mask

and that's why we're so happy that alan grayson is back in the congressional ring.t on a wednesday night in "the war room." we'll be right back. young turks is that we're honest. 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. [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet but they're gonna fall in love get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. ♪ >> jennifer: the 113th congress is less than two weeks old, and republicans are already talking about impreaching president obama. well, that's what you get for being . . . well president obama. texas congr

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do you agree with alan grayson?i don't think that the speaker wants anything to get done on gun control. and that's one that i think he really can stop. because they are so adamantly and ideologically opposed and if not that afraid that i don't see how we can -- can move that one, unless the senate -- i think two things that could happen. the senate could do a bill that had so many senator on it that then he would have to cobble together a -- a -- a majority made of the majority of the democrats, but i really think the only way we're going to get this done, i hate -- i hate to say this, because i don't think the burden should be on them but i think it has to come from newtown. i think this is going to fade especially when you get the multiple economic cliffs facing the congress unless there is -- there is somebody or some group who can command at attention. i tell ya, jennifer i can think of nobody on this issue that command at attention to keep it going until we get a bill except leadership from newtown. >> jennife

i'm going to that one tonight with congressman alan grayson and hopefully the rest of us.> stephanie: so like you were saying, he had to -- today is the official. >> yesterday was the official one. today is the ceremonial one. >> stephanie: exactly. >> you're drunk. >> stephanie: yes, i am. >> constitutional requirement that he is sworn in by noon on the 20th. that's why he had to do it yesterday. >> stephanie: yes. i'm going to -- i'm going to a% thing to see senator barbara boxer of the great state of california right after this show. post-inauguration thing. it is a parade of fanciness. >> oh, wow. >> you're going in your spin clothes? >> stephanie: the logistics here have been daunting for me. i don't know where i'm going. >> yeah. >> stephanie: so i don't -- we'll figure that out. >> go home and change obviously. >> you have to come to d.c. and see our local politicians. >> right. >> stephanie: right. >> isn't that ironic? >> stephanie: yes. we met the senator from d.c. who is technically a ghost right? >> he doesn't vote. >> i'm not sure i understood how that works.

democratic congressman alan grayson.for your time, great to have you on. >> thank you very much. >> we asked and you answered, do you think hollywood and gaming industry will be as obstinate as the nra. from michael, it all comes down to money. neither side is willing to hurt their from at brazenly liberal, if movies, video games bore any real responsibility for gun violence, it would be happening more in other countries. so keep the comments coming in. you can find us on twitter and facebook. need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. we create easy-to-use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they

we saw some progressive icons get elected to congress like a loop of the war in the senate and alan grayson in the house and we saw the labor movement revived in places like wisconsin michigan and ohio and yet despite these progressive achievements there are was a lot of bad news for progress as well as we see in the current fiscal cliff negotiations austerity is still the main focus of lawmakers rather than to argue a raise in the minimum wage we're talking about just how many millionaires are going to get to keep their bush tax cuts rather than talking about health care for all we're talking about how it's really hit future social security recipients are going to take on their benefits and nowhere is there any progress on climate change i mean progressive still have a lot of work to do in two thousand and thirteen and that work begins tonight in our final big picture rumble of the year we're going to lay out the policies that progressives should be fighting for next year and dare the right in this country to fight back so let's get to it. the panel for tonight's final rumble of the year n

the in-coming member is alan grayson. he owes about $2 million. but most of that is to himself. the break, including current tv's own david shuster. we'll see you on the other side. ♪ 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? [ ryon ] eating shrimp at red lobster is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart i'm the ultim

. >> stephanie: we were all out monday night with alan grayson and he is like i can't be out late i havening. and i'm like whatever i have this little fart joke. [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: but he did spectacular. he didn't need to prepare. he was fabulous. and how about hilary? ♪ it ain't a man's world ♪ ♪ you go girl ♪ >> stephanie: i hope they wore a cup. >> yeah, rand paul if i were president -- >> stephanie: yeah and then from the back of the room oh that's good. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: that would have been funny if she took her glasses off and wiped her eyes. that great hilary laugh. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: and many my aunt had a [ censor bleep ] she would be my uncle. okay. what is your question? >> and if you didn't have that thing on your head you would be bald. >> stephanie: and did y'all see that picture of me and newt gingrich? [ applause ] >> stephanie: he and melissa were in coach on my flight to charlotte. i just watched the president get reinaugurated and get on air force one, and watch newt gingrich. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: he was being mobbed by a lo

alan grayson who was our celebrity on panel.itting when he was in the theater, so did jfk. and the guy he was with said they are applauding you even in the dark. >> amazing. that charisma just glows in the dark. >> stephanie: exactly. he was presidential glow stick. >> and he reenacted the marilyn monroe thing with melissa fitzgerald. >> stephanie: oh, that's right. we were hoping it was your birthday. >> it was actually closer to my birthday. >> stephanie: who cares? [ laughter ] >> stephanie: is it me or are we all old? because didn't i start this story an hour ago. >> we have gone through all three verses of the love music. [♪ romantic music ♪] >> it's a three and a half minute song. >> stephanie: i have a love story. >> you do know they die at the end. >> stephanie: oh, thanks. it's a dude in crying game. >> oh, great! now i don't have to see it. >> stephanie: we should do the spoiler alert for every movie in history. oh, where was i? oh, speaking of long-boring stories, i have a long-boring story about long-boring stories.