and the irony, e.j., and joan, as e.j. talks about what president obama said, ironically who came and we're using the word ironically a lot here, ironically, again, the one that came a little closer to the truth was the joke that president clinton said about presidential libraries and what they are all about. look at this. >> i told president obama that this was the latest, grandest example of the eternal struggle of former presidents to rewrite history. >> that's a little more candid. >> that was quite an opening that said, wow, he's going to acknowledge what we're doing here. i think there's one other thing that i shockingly want to give president bush credit for. in addition to immigration reform and showing how far to the right his party has moved, he also was pretty careful in the days and months and even years after 9/11 not to demonize muslims, to really say this is not about a religion. this is not about a group of people. we will not profile. and we -- you know, going to muslim services. and, you know, that's also

i want to bring in e.j. dionne. your new column is about how republican minorities are blocking the will of majorities on gun. e.j., what do you think about the passion we saw tonight from the president? >> well, i thought he put it all on the table today and i was really glad he went very hard at this effort to block a vote. i think we've become way too complacent in washington over the idea that all of a sudden without any change in the constitution it suddenly takes 60 votes to pass anything. that's not what the constitution envisioned in the senate. it envisioned majority rule. but when we talk about filibusters and stuff like that, i think people sort of yawn. i think the president put his finger on it when they said they may use political stunts to prevent votes on any of these measures and so i think -- i am hoping that this is not obama the beginning of a push on guns and particularly on background checks, but also the beginning of a push to say we can't govern ourselves like this anymore. that's why you hav

like e.j., i see hopeful signs out there, too. senator mark kirk of illinois has come out in favor of same-sex marriage rights. that, too, is nothing but change. you're seeing some independent voices come out and we'll see. >> clarence, when he says the party is fighting it self, rand paul is a good example of that. when we look at the fact that today politico reports that gun rights group that he supports is actually attacking republicans, quote, this is what politico has said. rand paul and his fundraising pitches for the national association for gun rights who says that the nra is too willing to compromise on gun rights. so dealing with what clarence says, if you have rand paul endorsing groups that is blasting the nra, they are all fighting each other whether it's on this issue or others seems to be something that's picking up every day new battles within the republican right wing circles, e.j. >> that's like saying a double cheeseburger does not have enough cholesterol in it. that's really remarkable. i think it's happening a

e.j., there you have it, another story of hundreds of bullets, maybe 300 bullets.o the sound of the bullets a number of times, it is uncountable, raining down on the watertown police officers and we don't know that high capacity magazines were involved, but the ability to deliver hundreds of bullets quickly was definitely something that the brothers were easily capable of doing. >> you know, this is a point you made on this show over and over. and i hope you keep making it over and over until we ban the big magazines. i mean, whatever else we know, we know that the more bullets the bad guys can fire, the more damage is done. and there's this talk that this is relevant to the immigration bill. these guys came over here as kids. it is irrelevant to immigration because if you say shut down all immigration, one immigrant in 100,000 or in a million turns into a terrorist, it makes no sense. what's really relevant here is violence. where did they get their weapons, where did they get the stuff to make the bombs, why aren't their tags in the gun powder to make it easier t

e.j.ime at the fbi posing on the internet as a young chechen named ivan looking for someone to try to radicalize him. he joins me now from los angeles. e.j., thanks so much for joining us. talk us through this process. you were posing as a young chechen. who would approach you online and how would they try to convert or manipulate you? >> you have to understand my role was to -- i originally started working cyber crime, which was identifying international hackers and then 9/11 occurred and i was asked to take my role and move it into the counterterrorism realm and attempt to ingratiate myself with the various different radical elements online. primarily around the investigation of an individual by the name of adam godan who is the american al qaeda charged with treason responsible for the videos. so basically i would try to get into these different groups and i just tweaked my online profile as a russian hacker to be a young chechen named ivan who had been forced to america by his family a

manager later spoke to tmz about his first conversation with e.j. about his sexuality when e.j. a teenager. >> when i showed my support and love for him and i told him, i'm good with it, just be -- he went like, phew. >> reporter: magic's dream team status made him a legend on the court but it's a role he considers a distant second. >> i love e.j., i told him, nothing has changed. i just want to help you along the way. >> reporter: off the court, magic has been a champion of causes when the gay and lesbian community for decades, most notably for his active voice in the fight against hiv/aids and now the support of such a beloved icon, there is renewed hope that this will help break the taboo of open sexuality in the sports world. whatever the larger impact may be, magic's words certainly have made their mark closer to home. wednesday his son, e.j., tweeted "in the midst of all this media attention, i would like to say that i am truly blessed to have parents that love and support me." >> this was a good moment for us as a family, and a greater moment for him. >> there remain no o

only one quarterback was taken, e.j.anuel from florida state selected by the buffalo bills at number 16. also the first draft in 50 years, too bad i can't make a barnacle joke here because he's not here, that didn't see a running back selected in the first round. of course, coming up on "morning joe" we'll break down the picks, preview tonight's second round with pro football talk's mike florio. let's go to the nba playoffs. miami heat taking a commanding 3-0 series lead against the bucks last night. 104-91. lebron james had 22 and ray allen sets the nba career playoff record for three-pointers. miami has a chance to sweep this series on sunday. >>> all right. a little bit more competitive series. bulls and nets tied at one game a piece in the first. how about this may be the best dunk of the postseason. nate robinson to taj gibson. boom! he embarrasses kim kardashian's ex kris humphries. humphries, okay, sorry, bud. bulls win that one, 79-76. 2-1 series lead there. the grizzlies beat the clippers last night, although l.

to you and the "boston globe" staff, in boston in particular, patriots day, e.j. dioe dionne has a great op-ed piece. it is traditionally such a big day of coming together for boston residents. the impact of this, i don't think you can underestimate for those of us who don't live in the city. if you could give us a sense of that. >> anyone you've talked to, anyone who has moved here, say this is the day to be in boston, our greatest day. it's patriots day. we've got the 11:00 red sox game. you've got the boston marathon. where you not only have the elite runners of the world running but you have everyone knows somebody running in the boston marathon one way or another. typically through a charity event, they're out there supporting someone. so everyone is tied into this event. most everyones had the day off. all the bars are open for big parties, it's a day to celebrate a launch pad into the spring. and that day is forever changed, it will never be the same. the boston marathon will never be the same. going to a big live events this summer is going to be the same

first we have e.j. manuel.ted most likely to get confused and dump gatorade on his coach after a loss. we have d.j. fluker. he was voted liniest head. [ laughter ] yeah, interesting. we have, look at this, luke joeckel right there. he was voted most likely to eat a cigar by accident. [ laughter ] "i don't know what it was. i thought it was a snickers bar." there's sheldon richardson. he was voted least likely to be named sheldon. there you go. doesn't looks like a sheldon. >> steve: sheldon. >> jimmy: tyler eifert was voted most likely to spend his saturday going to a zac efron film festival. i just think he's cool. this guy here, bjoern werner, bjoern werner was voted most likely to have a name that sounds like it's being played backwards. bjoern werner. when you play his name backwards, it says, i build ikea furniture. [ laughter ] and finally, chance warmack was voted most likely to be black kramer. isn't that interesting -- black kramer, what? [ applause ] some big movie news, it was just announced that "ir

detective e.j. gueron. >> you can see the suspect's car drive by the house, by the residence. >> instead of proceeding down the block, the car stops abruptly. >> you see it stop as if it's casing the place. the garage is open. it appears the suspect sees this and sees it as an opportunity to commit the crime. >> within an instant, the car screeches around the corner and pulls into the driveway. four men jump out and guns draw. >> the homeowner's standing inside the garage and senses trouble, but instead of giving in, he decides to take matters into his own hands. >> he gets inside the house. he's able to keep them out. he does see the gun, gets in and gets access to a firearm and fire back. the suspects take off, some on foot, leaving the car. >> the homeowner refuses to back down. he fires off round after round. one of the bullets hits the windshield of the car. this woman covers crime for kvoa, an nbc affiliate station located in tucson. she vividly remembers seeing the video and being shocked by

. >> stephanie: and she joins us now, good morning, e.j. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> stephanie:y have funded and help organize and guide every one of the campaigns against equal marriage. they have about five may -- -- major donors who give about $5 million each, and a number of smaller donors and they are working very hard to add their individual donors. >> stephanie: last november they suffered five defeats to be exact, right? >> correct. in maine, maryland and washington, voters approved statutes that enabled same-sex couples to enter civil marriage. in minnesota voters rejected the definition of marriage to be one man and one woman. and in [ inaudible ] retained his seat in a recall election. >> stephanie: basically the premise of your piece, you say, yet, nom still matters, and you talk about all of this stuff. tell us the gist of all of it. >> well, i will say it's not clear to me after spending a lot of time with the numbers -- it's not clear to me that they are or are not laundering money. what they are -- as i said a pretty small organization. fred carger california rep

when itdoms bill -- when it comes to picking a quarterback, e.j. manual.eople saying this is controversial? >> i think people are saying this quarterback was available later on. you would have thought maybe brian was going or maybe gino smith. i think everybody got sort of like the wind came out of them. >>brian: look forward to the second round tonight. we showed you this tennessee textbook that says hamas and hezbollah political parties, not terrorist organizations. how did those books get approved in the first place? we'll tell you next. >> prince harry coming to a tv near you? why he's doing the news. top of the hour. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. >>gretchen: it's a story we've been following all week here on "fox & friends." a controversial textbook being used in tennessee alarming parents because it teaches kids a lesson that some say is antisubmit