and i know you're happily married so it is all -- life is messy, chris kluwe. you. >> no problem. thank you. >> stephanie: talk to you again soon, chris. >> thank you. >> stephanie: there he goes, minnesota vikings punter the best one in minnesota vikings history, by the way. >> yeah. and he is a beautiful sparkle pony. >> stephanie: he really is. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> announcer: it is justism plied but we all know what's going on. the kids don't know but we do. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. you've heard stephanie's views. >>no bs, authentic, th

we did not get to talk to chris kluwe yesterday.king. [ booing ] >> stephanie: boo! obviously the minnesota vikings released chris kluwe on monday. >> he kind of thought it was coming, though. >> stephanie: yeah, and of course a lot of people were like oh, well, he was paid a lot and this and that and his last season wasn't as good -- come on, you can't tell me this didn't play a part in it. a columnist say regardless of whether they admit, they are jettisoning him partly because they grew tired of his outspokenness. kluwe has become the most visible punter in nfl history because of his social activism. he would be fine with that out come. he said i think the sacrifice would be worth it, and i hope i get the chance to play football again. but i think making people be aware of an inissue is more important than kicking a leather ball. he makes me cry everybody time i talk about it. [ applause ] >> stephanie: he was the best punter in minnesota viking's history. 31 is not old. >> for an athlete -- >> stephanie: that is not that old. he

significant bother, and i respond the cradle and he robbed the grave. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: chris kluwetspoken as well. neither of which was a very costly team member getting cut. and you have to wonder if this was a distraction -- or viewed as a distraction for the team? you see all kind of antics by other players that seem to be less distracting. gun possessions, rapes -- >> those are distracting. >> stephanie: but not icky gay stuff. >> yeah. it shows a shocking sort of contrast between what a team might consider distraction and what it might allow to have happen. >> stephanie: yeah, and jason collins, of course, is sort of -- really was very nice about saying it is people like the chris kluwe's and brandan -- >> he acknowledged both of them right. >> stephanie: yeah. that paved -- >> brandan who -- >> stephanie: you know i skipped that. that was like the [ censor bleep ] of pronunciations. i'm not stopping to go back to get them. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: yeah -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> could i address what the caller -- it was a great call. thank you for that. something interesting h

. >> we talked to chris kluwe the other day. and he said locker room is a workplace.next commercial break? >> not with you. >> stephanie: no. matt more the christian blogger who was ought on grinder -- he said i was looking to meet people but not for sex. he says he was not looking for sex. he was looking to meet men in new orleans to take him to gay bars. he has since sold his computer and locked his phone so he cannot give into temptation again. that will do it. i'll give you more details on that in jacki's corner coming up right after the break on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on cur

but i will agree with you on chris kluwe he is a tasty more sal and a half -- >> stephanie: john seemedast saw you cupping his buttocks at the meet and grope. >> caller: oh yes. there is some -- >> narrow it down! narrow it down. >> caller: oh, i'm sorry, ben shapiro, and he was talking about "die hard," which is what 1995, he was talking about pool commercials, if someone died -- >> stephanie: oh, that must have been the talking point because that's what gail trotter said to me -- >> caller: oh! it's insane. it's insane. and now they are blaming obama because gun -- gun background checks did not pass. it is so sick. >> stephanie: i know. >> caller: it is so sick what is happening in this country, and this is when we need to start talk about the mid-turns. it is not far away and this is how to get these clowns out of here. >> stephanie: dana i was just quoting thomasky's piece because i'm sick of people saying this is dumb -- >> caller: right. and they still can't pass it and it's absolutely disgusting. and this 5 year old kills his sister, you know, why aren't the parents responsible.

minnesota vikings punter chris kluwe on the big show.ael tomasky of the "daily beast" and hal sparks, jacki schechner and ian roberts. >> that's a lot of man for one show. >> stephanie: it is a lot of man meat. >> you know the difference between soccer and rugby. >> cricket. >> stephanie: whatever. you may need to get a cab over here.

adrian peterson, the minnesota vikings mvp was asked about chris kluwe being cut in an interview withx.m. he said they're friends and it hurts to see him leave but he has different views on same-sex marriage. it is not something he believes in. peterson said to each his own. he's got relatives who are gay but he's not with it. he says he thinks they should not be able to get legally married. >> that's what my dad said. that's such a dad -- i'm not with that stuff. cindy, that is certainly -- i don't think he speaks for all of the athletes. i don't think he speaks for the nfl. >> i think it is one thing to talk about your views on gay marriage. another to talk about your views on if you had a gay teammate. and that was kind of not really addressed in the interview. i'm waiting to hear more. >> good point. someone should follow up. >> i'm sure they will. >> speaking of marriages, former members of congress, connie mack of florida and mary bono mack of california who both lost their re-election attempts last year are losing something else. their major. they announced they're getting a di

punter chris kluwe was released by the minnesota vikings yesterday after eight seasons and last yearhis best averaging a career high of 39.7 yards per punt. kluwe thanked minnesota for supporting him over the last eight years and also thanks for all of the fish referring to the minnesota lakes. >> what's that whitefish up there? pike? >> bill: no, i know what you mean. >> walleye. >> walleye! >> big eddie and his walleye. >> when the dolphins leave the earth? they say thanks for all the fish. >> yep. dolphins leave. before the earth is to be destroyed. >> that's it. >> a stunning upset in the nba playoffs last night. chicago bulls beating the miami heat 93-8 2k3w45eu6r78 one -- in game one of the finals. lebron james did not live up to the mvp trophy. robinson put up 25 points. the san antonio spurs had to fight for their win. did beat the golden state warriors but it took two overtimes. 129-127. >> getting too old for the double overtimes. no more! >> i can't even -- and when the series goes out west even farther, i'm going to be so screwed. forget it. >> bill: you don't have to wat

kluwe, an outspoken supporter for gay rights. he tweeted saying big kudos to jason collins, living proof that your sexuality has nothing to do with your athletic ability. good morning, chris. >> good morning. how is it going? >> it's good. thanks for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. do you think it is easier now for other gay athletes to come out? >> i think a lot of people are going to be watching and waiting to see what happens with jason collins. is he allowed a fair chance to compete with other teams? >> do you think someone will sign him? he obviously wants to continue playing. >> i think he just wants the chance to compete on a level playing field. he doesn't want to be known as the gay athlete. he wants to be known as an athlete. this is just part of who he is. >> the vikings and this is on a slightly different topic, the vikings drafted a new punter and a lot of people are speculating he could be your replacement and you said that in a shame that peaking out on human rights has a chance of getting you cut. can you expound on that? >> well, you know, all i can do is punt to the best of my ability ask and trust in my body of work which has been very goo

[♪breaking news theme♪] >> chris kluwe has been signed with the cleveland raiders. >> stephanie: woo-hoore there. oh, stop it. >> stephanie: very, very exciting. >> yeah. >> stephanie: hey, this is not really football news but -- [♪breaking news theme♪] >> stephanie: o.j. simpson is back. welcome back to the '90s. >> they are feeding him well in jail. >> stephanie: he ate the original oj. >> yeah, he did. >> stephanie: it looks like somebody blew him up with a bicycle pump or something. >> yeah. >> [ inaudible ] you have a right to get your stuff. they gave an example if you were walking down the street and you saw your laptop with your name on it in the car you can use force to break the window of the car to get it back -- >> stephanie: i don't think that's necessarily true. >> he is saying that that's the advice that his lawyer gave him -- a a that's why -- in what situation ever is it legal to break and enter into someone's car? >> stephanie: yeah, i don't think that is correct. >> no. >> stephanie: okay. all right. >> he may have misinterpreted that advice. >> stephanie: yeah, everyt