you can do so by phone or on twitter at bpshow. that's our handle at bpshow.book, facebook.com/billpressshow. here in the studio, of course, our regular team, peter ogborn and dan henning. >> hey hey. >> good morning. >> bill: good mornings guys. tuesday. phil backert's got the phones. cyprian bowlding has the video cams. we need somebody to help us sort throughout issues of the day. we've got it in sabrina who covers issues for "the huffington post." here as a "friend of bill." >> thanks for having me. >> bill: everything good? >> yes. >> bill: everything good at huff po? >> we're trying to keep on top of all of this news that you mentioned. >> bill: keeps us all hopping all day long. not to mention electing a new pope. my god right? and the big conclave. the cardinals i think are at the vatican. big mass has started over there. they march into the sistine chapel. to their assigned seats. and they stoke up the stove and 11:00 this morning east coast time is when they take their first vote. we'll see if joe biden makes it on the first ballot. >> he's my pick.

you can tweet us on twitter at bpshow at bpshow. follow us on facebook. on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. again on the "full court press," here in our nation's capital, there is only one big story of the day. it has been happening down at the u.s. supreme court. winding up the second day of hearings yesterday. a second day of oral arguments really on the issue of marriage equality. the first day was california's prop 8. yesterday, of course was the defense of marriage act signed by bill clinton in 1996. which requires states to treat gay couples differently and to deny them the many benefits that heterosexual couples can receive under the federal law. even bill clinton now says that that law was a mistake. and it looked like from the comments yesterday the justices agree and by june, will vote to overturn it. in other news, ashley judd has decided she is not going to run for senate after all from kentucky. too bad. and megan mccain ends up getting her own talk show. oh, my god. more of that coming up on current tv. >> if you believe in state's ri

we're tweeting at bpshow at bpshow. we're online at "bill press show."he current chat room at current.com/billpress. people already in the current chat room sort of mad at me because i said that i want to eat horse. i actively am looking to find some horse to cook and "buzzfeed's" washington bureau chief john stanton joins me in studio. john, you admitted to me during the break that you've eaten some really weird things. >> yeah. i was in china a couple of years ago for my honeymoon and we went to a place with my wife's aunt who is chinese called donkey meat banquet. and -- >> peter: what a perfect name. >> that's exactly what it sounds like. donkey meat banquet. they have donkey skin soup and sandwiches they make that are almost like a taco that have donkey meat in them. it is probably the leanest -- one of the tastiest meats i've ever eaten in my entire life. >> peter: first i'm looking to cook horse and i might get some stew meat. kind of looks like beef stew but donkey skin soup, that's hard corps. >> people in china believe that it helps with your s

>> we're at bpshow.a for obama says it's absolutely disgusting to see bill celebrate rand paul when mr. civil liberties would send african-americans to the back of the bus. on the other hand, ripa says -- >> bill: you could say that he did one thing right without saying i agree with every stupid thing he said. >> ripa says as much as i hate to say it, rand paul stood up in the interest of democracy and transparency. his filibuster is an example of a broken clock being right twice in a day. >> bill: good point. would i prefer elizabeth war ton have given that speech yesterday? yeah! but she didn't or dianne feinstein for barbara boxer. but they did not. chuck schumer? sure. rand paul did. fran is in springfield missouri. hi fran. >> caller: actually, die trust rand paul -- i don't trust rand paul. ever since the atf was practically debunked, no one is mentioning the state militias. they're the ones stockpiling the assault weapons. they're rand paul's friends. >> bill: well, look, i don't want to get into

on twitter it's simply @bpshow. more and more of you following us on twitter.e way i tweet everybody day from the white house briefing room giving you my instant take on what jay carney is saying at the time. and also on facebook at facebook/billpressshow. we all survived the weekend dan henning and peter ogburn. i think you survived the weekend. >> yeah, we're here. >> and siprion bolling on the video camera early this morning. it was such a wild time at the end of last week when we had cpac meeting over -- in oxson hill maryland. donald trump kind of bombed by the way. i didn't see any news from that. >> no highlights. >> bill: and he said it was going to be the biggest event of the weekend. and mitt romney didn't wake any waves either. and then sarah palin she was a big star -- >> what i found interesting about mitt romney and michele bachmann is they all were giving their stump speeches from when they were running for president. it was barely warmed over from the campaign. >> bill: yeah. sarah palin i just wonder how much money they save her to give the big

and the show's twitter handle is is @bpshow.ebook@billpressshow, our phone number here is 866-55-press, that's 866-557-7377. and we'll hear all of that but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> overhead lines making news on this monday myth and ann romney were also on the sunday shows. ann romney talking about turning down the office to be on dancing with the stars on nbc. she said she did consider doing it for a short time, but then thought it may not be the best thing for her, now that dorothy hamel is on the show mrs. romney is glad she will not have to compete against her. >> that is good news. one good decision from the romney family. >> yeah finally. >> laura silverman's attempt to be the first kicker in the nfl. she was invited to try out for the new york jets. she injured her leg while trying out. she kicked just two kickoff tries, and they went for a combined 30 yards. 16 yards on the first kick. 14 yards on the second kick. whereas normally if you kick it into the end zone that's a 70-yard kickoff?

>> we're on twitter at bpshow.tion to josh ernest about michele bachmann, phil says, the president doesn't bother with michele bachmann because there's no benefit to punching her down. it actually is more beneficial to just let her self-combust. so you can find us on twitter at bpshow with your comments. >> bill: i got some comments from friends in california about that, yesterday, too after i made that -- was on "the war room" with michael shure. they said don't expect them to answer michele bachmann. they want her to keep talking. so michael bloomberg with the mayors against illegal guns, $12 million, he's putting throughout in ads to persuade senators to vote for this gun safety legislation including, he thinks should include and will include, in fact, he says, an assault weapons ban on the floor of the senate. this increases the likelihood we'll see some serious legislation? how do you read it? >> it seems like yesterday, the day began yesterday with there being about six i think democratic senators that are co

give us a call join us on twitter @bpshow and on facebook at facebook@billpressshow.k here, i'm telling you the federal government may be shut down, the smithsonian is shut down, the "full court press" made it, every single person the whole team in here today. hello, guys. >> how we're here. >> i was a little nervous. >> you were nervous? because some of us had to come from a couple of hours away. some of us had to come from las vegas to get here. so i was a little nervous. >> bill: i did have a longer commute than usual, though. >> yeah. >> phil has the phone and siprion bolling on video. but yeah i must -- my commute last night -- i arrived at 1:00 am this morning, arrived home at 2:00 am this morning, and the alarm went off at 4:00 am this morning, and here we go. so if i fall asleep in the middle of any particular story -- >> i'll just reach over there and poke you with a stick if you start to nod off. >> bill: we're always embarrassed by our reaction to snow here in the national capitol. i v been in las vegas the last couple of days with the american council of l

give us a call at 866-55-press follow us on twitter at @bpshow.cebook/billpressshow. the house of representatives wasted our time and theirs bypassing the ryan budget. third year in a row they passed same budget. and it was immediately shot down in a bipartisan vote 79-20 in the senate. it is not going anywhere for one thing because it would destroy medicare medicaid and repeal obamacare, not going to happen. in israel, president obama on the third day of his visit to the middle east, a very moving day, and back here in the united states, joe biden joining forces with mayor bloomberg yesterday urging congress to take action on gun safety. all of that coming up right here own current tv. ♪ you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and s

you can also join us on twitter @bpshow, and on facebook at facebook/billpressshow.tion and the townhall. president obama on the second day of his visit to the middle east. he toured a technology plant today in israel also toured an exhibit of the amazing dead sea scrolls, then he went off for a visit to the palestinian authority, meeting with the president and back to jerusalem where he will speak with a group of young israelis. back here in the united states in washington, d.c., senator feinstein furious about harry reid's decision not to allow a vote on the assault weapon's ban. she has accused harry reid of breaking his word and she has vowed that she is not just going to roll over and play dead and let him get away this. and a big fight between the national chair and the former chair of the republican party. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's li

>> find out @bpshow.hat story on social media people are talking about. >> i don't want to touch that last one. >> peter: no. i let that go by. nike nike has a new ad out because as we reported yesterday, as dan reported -- >> bill: i'm sorry. i can't let it go. no, in his book which i just -- i told you how much i loved bishop gene robinson's book "god beliefs in love" is the name of the book. he talks about this point. his phrase for this is after so long in a marriage bed death. a chilling phrase. >> that's great. >> that's a great phrase. >> bed death. >> one story a lot of people are passing around i have seen a couple of times this morning nike has a new ad out, tiger woods, the number one golfer in the world again, nike has a new ad out that shows tiger woods and has a quote from tiger that says winning takes care of everything. some people are a little annoyed, a little upset. they think it sends the wrong message that, you know tiger has a checkered past. he cheated on his wife multiple times. he

talk to us on twitter @bpshow. >> that's your handle. @bp show. facebook/bill press show.easy to join the team peter ogburn and dan henning. >> peter: good morning. >> good morning. >> stevie lee web on the phones and cyprian boulding. what's sip ran do? >> he does his best to make us look pretty and he is on the phone every time the camera goes to him. people want to know who he is talking to. we don't know. >> there he is keeping us looking good on current tv. coming to you live to current tv on your local progressive talk radio station and on sirius xm this hour only. march madness started up this last night. yes realize i was talking to friends, some of these gaze are being played at the verizon center in washington, d.c. >> yeah. >> i still have louisville to win all the way. how are we doing on our brackets? >> peter: here's the little deal. the three of us, you, me, and dan all have louisville winning. >> last week we were tied. >> we were tied for first. >> bill: okay. >> peter: that has changed. it is neck and neck. dan has 49 points. you and i are tied at 48 poin

we look forward to getting your tweets on twitter @bpshow now that twitter is seven years old, you all should be part of it and on facebook, facebook.com/bill press show. however you get to us, we want to hear from you on the issues of the day, what they mean to you and to your family. again, hope you had a great weekend. we are almost all together here this morning. snow slowing some arrivals but peter ogburn and dan henning made it in. i had the longest commute this morning. it was really tough. >> bad for you. >> cyprian boulding made it a long distance. stevie lee web was here to fill in for the late departed phil backert, on a ditch as far as we know, in trouble? he spun out this morning. >> hopefully he will be making it in. haven't heard. have we heard? >> i texted stevie a little while ago to see where he was. i am happy to say he didn't text me back because he would be driving? >> that means he is driving one would hope. >> this is a crazy thing about this city. you know when we have the no snow, we treat the hell out of the roads. we have snow plows lined up. >> i didn't see

join us on twitter @bpshow, and follow us on facebook at facebook/billpressshow., coming up to capitol hill again today. he met with house republicans today. today he will meet with senate republicans and then the house democratic caucus, two members of which have some in studio with us this morning. peter welch representing the entire state of vermont. >> hey, bill. good to be here. >> bill: and here fresh from his bout of flattening sean hannity. we were proud of you there, standing up for us, and sean hannity, you are the worst excuse for a journalist i ever saw. did you get a lot of flak because of that? >> i got a lot of reaction both positive and negative from that. it generated some discussion. [ laughter ] >> keith -- keith is clear and direct, but kind of mild mannered, so when he was doing cage wrestling there he just was a little out of character. [ laughter ] >> bill: it is good to see you both and to have you both in studio is a real treat this morning, and we have got a lot to cover. congressman welsh you are a catholic. what do you think of pope fra

yeah, loads of comments on twitter where we are tweeting tweeting @bpshow. honesty broker puts it quite bluntly, either harry reid is stupid or the nra is filling his pockets. big money lost the election but continues to win policy. also on twitter fred wilder says when did senator reid become the most powerful republican in the united states. i want a real democrat as a majority leader. teamster said sadly, this is true, senator feinstein was against filibuster reform so she is now reaping what she was sown >> bill: she was not there with tom harkin and others. and geoff merkley for oregon who wanted to get rid of that filibuster, but she was on the other side. well, sadly for her. maybe she regrets it now. ron is out in elgin, illinois. hey, ron what do you say? >> normally, i would say good morning, bill. but it's not a good morning. the leaders have failed us again. this issue just irritates me right to the core of my bones. >> bill: yeah. >> caller: we have lost our soul as a nation if 203rd graders gunned down in less doesn't turn this nation to do som

your comments on twitter at @bpshow and your comments on facebook at facebook/billpressshow.ay in rome where pope francis as we speak is celebrating his installation mass with the leaders of i think 132 different countries. the vice president of the united states is there with a congressional delegation -- or u.s. delegation that includes nancy pelosi. here in our nation's capitol, president obama getting ready for a delayed st. patrick's day celebration today both on the hill where they have a great big st. patrick's day traditional lunch and reception this evening down at the white house, and then this evening, president obama leaves for that long flight to israel. his first visit to the middle east. he well be in israel the palestinian area, and jordan and coming back here saturday night. thank for joining us here. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> hey, hey, hey. >> bill: november got that snow yesterday, another big scare. >> perhaps an inch or two. >> bill: got a little rain. >> i did get a little bit of sleet, freezing rain in some areas, but we didn't get any snow on th

and the social media keeps humming thanks to you @bpshow and on facebook at facebook/billpressshow, joinw what you think about the us in of the day. join our entire team here. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> hey. hey. hey. >> bill: did you actually graduate from community college? >> oh no i can't read or write. >> bill: you just brought the shirt. >> yeah. >> bill: and we have siprion bolling on the video cam this morning. i was at the white house briefing yesterday and it was a big day for the president having lunch with chris van hollen and paul ryan. >> chris van hollen who had breakfast with us yesterday. >> bill: that's right. it was fun to be on current tv with john fugelsang on the "viewpoint" last night. and for chris van hollen he had breakfast with bill press and lunch with barack obama. >> which was was more fun? >> bill: i don't know, but i'm sure he went home and wrote in his diary, best day of my life. and they had to use the big auditorium at the department of the interior, the president signed the violence against women act, and he gave particular thanks to the men who

follow on twitter >> bill: follow us on twittertwitter twitter @bpshow. show. we have lots to talk about because it's a busy time here with the house and the senate coming back and a lot looming on the fiscal front, on the immigration front, on the gun control front. lots going on and the president scheduling two big meetings. one with the house republican caucus. one with the senate republican caucus. we have brought in democratic strategist, michael mean president of been squared communications. hello, michael. nice to see you. >> what is it? board of governors. >> broadcasting board of governors. >> a little sequestration experience as well. >> right. somehow i guess that ninjas you are our boss. right? >> if you were too broadcast outside the country, yes. all right. >> we are getting there. we are working our way there. >> all right. australia, weird places. paris. piteder ogburn and dan henning. >> good morning, phil back urt got the phone, cyprian boulding on the video cam. michael, you know, you never know what these politicians are going to do to

@bpshow. facebook.com/bill press show. i bet you didn't know.idn't know until just a few minutes ago, this is read across america day. also what cuts might mean to public schools, lilly, vice president of the association. >> thank you for celebrating with us. >> bill: we will find out more about it and how dr. seuss plays a role in that, too. >> absolutely. >> we have the team here peter ogburn and dan henning. >> good morning. >> dan suited up? >> i am here. >> and cyprian. >> cyprian has his hat on. >> he does indeed. >> we all have one. yeah. >> i was going to wait until we get into it. >> nice. >> you can put your hat on now. >> cool. okay. sure. yes. yes. yes? >> for your radio listeners, you have to tell them what these hats are. these are cool. >> bill: yes. >> all of the cool people wear one >> bill: we are all going to wear our doctor seuss, cat in the hat hats. right? green eggs and ham, that's a different book? >> different book. same author >> bill: everybody knows the doctor seuss cat in the hat. i mentioned the sequester. this is t

>>connect with "full court press with bill press" at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. [ music ] >> this is "the bill press show." . >> all right. president obama busy schedule today, gives the daily briefing and at 1:30 comes up to the capitol to meet with the house republicans in their caucus. then he gets back to the white house and it's like his day starts then. he will be meeting with secretary of state john kerry a group of ceos to discuss cyber security at 3:40. at 4:05 p.m., he meets with a different group, a group of business leaders on immigration reform then he and the vice president meet with the new secretary of the treasury secretary jack lew, and at 6:30, president obama over to the saint regionis hotel to speak -- meet with and speak to the new organizing for action group and jay carney has his briefing today at 12:noon at the whitehouse. busy day for the executive branch. we will be right back with another hour of "full-court press." >> this is "the bill press show." come in now and sea food differently. visit redl