john avlon, thank you very much. hope that -- that would be a really, really good bill. >>> the iphone personal assistant siri may want to look for nearby attorneys that apple is being sued for false advertising. did you know that? have you seen these commercials? >> what's the best way to santa cruz, california? >> here are directions to santa cruz. >> where's the best barbecue in kansas city? >> all right, some people say, though, that in real life this isn't really how siri acts. the man who brought the lawsuit says whenever he asks siri for directions or to locate a store, siri either did not understand or after a very long wait time responded with the wrong answer. maybe some iphone users can relate, but whether there's a successful legal claim is a different question. miguel marquez has been looking into this. i guess you've been talking to the lawyers. i'm wondering if they think they have a case. these voice recognition things in a lot of different avenues are not so great. >> technology always lets us down,

and as promised, john avlon is here, jen saki and -- good to have you with us. but jen, i have to start with you. briana's talking about how people are getting different ads from the president. is the white house going to keep hammering on these social issues and target them at women? >> what's interest is that the last couple of weeks, the debate has been not just about any social issue, but about women having access to birth control. and because we're not in 1950 and men and women support women having birth control, this has really shed a light on how extreme the republican flat form has gone. in many ways, this has motivated and excited women voters. people who weren't necessarily paying attention. what the white house is doing is raising awareness for this issue. >> you think this focus on social issues is going to be just an unmitigated thing for the president? >> no, and i think that democrats are really getting ahead of them and assuming, it is true that rush limbaugh's comments set the republicans back. if you look at massachusetts for example, scott bro

john avlon is here with me now and it looked like david axelrod sort of took me out there by saying it'sot my decision, it's someone else's and that of course is the way the law works and of course, it's also a dodge. the question i exchanges -- to excuse -- my someone on the opposing team. he joined the conversation back to rush limbaugh. just folks on the right don't want to deal with his comment, they want to say look what bill maher said on the left in the past. we can't get on the same page. >> it does seem to be a problem and a lot of these dodges of well, this person's a spokesman and this person's isn't, to me, none of that matters if a public figure says something awful on either side, it's wrong. >> yeah, it should be wrong whether a democrat or republican said it. that's been a huge part of the politics. the world that talk radio's created. thank you very much and john is going to be back with us. please let us know what you think about that issue. is the gop about to lose a war for women? are the democrats getting this right on their side? and then a new app that will let you

. >> what john boehner said, john avlon, was pretty incredible. he did not take the opportunity to jump on the president. >> right. >> he said, actually, back off, this isn't the time to pick on him. >> it was a rare of olds scho school -- old school statesmanship. you don't criticize the president when he was aboard. look, i think the mic slip raises significant concerns, and romney's gaffe, talk of foreign policy is related to saber rattling. the only one that comes out looking good here is john boehner and contribution for him kind of raising the bar. >> i mean, i have to say that i thought that was very -- it wasn't necessary. he didn't have to come in at all. but he chose to. to throw the olive branch out. >> i think that's a legitimate point. who know, perhaps it's because john boehner is looking forward to working with the president in the future. who's to say. i think it was a sensible thing to do. >> speaker boehner often looks like he's a sensible person trapped in the craziness of his own congress and in the intense ideological view of

it's loose, broadly defined, so the amendment grassley put forward was to remedy this. >> john avlon,t make sense to keep immigration in regardless of the issues? do you think it's outrageous someone would be offended by it or not? we should be able to pass the violence against women act without having it turn into a conversation about contraception, immigration, or whatever it is that may be your sticking point. >> this is a political maneuver by democrats, but a smart one. there is a bill that had broad bipartisan support in the past to some proposals that are now controversial. and the fact that is now includes same-sex couples is one of the things some find troubling and offensive. the question is whether republicans are going to let that agenda drive them into this trap in effect and let this narrative deepen. it's a part of a pattern. that's the point democrats are trying to serve up. from planned parenthood fights on down, this exists because it reflects a fault line within the republican party. >> it seems to show that the republican party, we talk about why the obama administ

john king with us, john avlon and romney advisor kevin madden joins us now as well. delegate math though from the man who knows this better than anyone in america -- john king. tell us what you see the delegate map. >> that's a set-up line if ever i've heard one. then the other two guys beat me up. i know who it works. mr. avalon i read today said romney is not inevitable. he is correct. let's just say he wins illinois tonight and get most of the delegates. i just gave senator santorum louisiana. if romney wins illinois, santorum not even half that. you got to get to 1,144. fast-forward to the end of the process for the sake of the conversation. i want to play with some of these states. say for example, santorum people say no, we can play here. other santorum people say we can play in indiana. these will be key contests, west virginia, i'll give to santorum, north carolina for the sake of this hypothetical, santorum. it still has romney clinching. where else, if you look at the map. santorum under this scenario, being generous, louisiana, texas and wisconsin, indiana

. >> john avlon is coming on in a second. does he get the same ads i would get?w much this pertains specifically to this group working in the obama campaign, but for instance, i'm registered to get the e-mail frs the obama campaign for research sake as are my producers. a few weeks ago, i received an e mall from a female campaign aide talking about contraception and my producer did not. >> thank you very much. and as promised, john avenlon i here, jen saki and -- good to have you with us. but jen, i have to start with you. briana's talking about how people are getting different ads from the president. is the white house going to keep hammering on these social issues and target them at women? >> what's interest is that the last couple of weeks, the debate has been not just about any social issue, but about women having access to birth control. and because wooe're not in 1950 and men and women support women having birth control, this has really shed a light on how extreme the republican flat form has gone. in many ways, this has motivated and excited women voters.

john avlon is here to explain. and i don't mean that literally.in case anybody misconstrues what i'm saying. this seems to keep dragging on. you've done to math. how does mitt romney get there? what's the best case scenario? >> in the past, more or less on super tuesday, but this time, it's different. for two reasons. one, math, the other, money. for the first time, the rnc is doing proportional allocation of delegates. not winner takes all. that means it takes longer to get to that magic number. the second is super pacs. and that way you can can get the nomination. but super pacs and proportional representation between things are going to go on for a long time. >> so, let's xwo through the romney scenarios. what's the best possible for him? does he get there? >> this is like a reality check. let's say romney wins everything. it is a total sweep. not going to happen. but it would take him until may 15th to get the requisite number of delegates. >> that includes winning alabama, mississippi, all those states. >> running the table like no one else e

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chairman ryan, thank you. >> thank you erin. >>> let's bring in john avlon. obviously some interesting things there on the horserace and the budget. let's start with the budget. what do you make of his defense of his medicare proposal? because that is where he's getting a lot of heat from the democrats. >> that's where he took a lot of heat before. i think he's moved it to work with the democratic senator ron wyden. so, he was less susceptible to tax. we are in the political silly season. democrats will run that attack on him anyway. they'll run the same medicare attack on him. they know that they can get a lot of people who are just frightened of their benefits being taken away. and use it to sort of attack the plan. even though he's trying to make some moves there. credit paul ryan. in all seriousness for creating a clear contrast and a plan that tries to deal with the generational theft and this is such a political document. he goes to the base for taxes and the long-term debt reduction is set out two or three decades out right now because he's so focused

john avlon, leslie sanchez and jamal simons.lie, you are the republican woman, so yes, i am going to des criminate by going to you first, do you think this ad will mick people think twice about voting for mitt romney and women will b affected? >> not at ul. i want to give a tiny bit of kudos for the obama pr team to think this shift the conversation away from the real attacks are and that is on republican women, independent women, suburban women, walmart moms who are very much in that contraception debate we've been having over the last month any way. this is really a political tactic. the central issue is that the obama team is losing support among those independent voters. they know they need women to be successful. and it's really going back even to the contraception issue, what we're finding, it's like pulling a thread unraveling at the seam. it's not just the issue of the contraceptive and religious freedom, it's that these are not decisions being made by market forces or ethical reasons. they're made for political reasons

john avlon is here to explain. i said, maybe this will end in sudden death at some point, and i don't mean that literally. just in case anybody misconstrues what i'm saying. this seems to keep dragging on. you've done to math. how does mitt romney get there? what's the best case scenario? >> you can tell this is different. in the past, candidates have been able to sew up the nomination more or less by super tuesday. but this time it's different. for two reasons. one, math, the other, money. for the first time, the rnc is doing proportional allocation of delegates. not winner takes all. that means it takes longer to get to that magic number. of 1,144. the second is super pacs. in the past, you could functionally force another person out by saying, you don't have the cash, you may have the heart, but you don't have the cash, get out. and that way you can can get the nomination. but super pacs and proportional representation between things are going to go on for a long time. >> leaves sheldon and newt sitting in a tre

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john avlon, what i'm curious about is whether this is going to affect presidential politics.ther the president or any of the candidates will make a phone call to the family or make a comment. >> that's right, well, it hasn't happened yet. this is, first of all, bigger than politics, this is a matter of justice. when you have thousands of people weeks later rallying in a sense of outrage, the question is what do we do with that passion? how does that affect our national conversation? we've already seen the florida state senator who authored this bill saying it shouldn't apply to mr. zimmerman. there are ways that politics can start to channel this passion in constructive directions. but it becomes the responsibility to use it as a wake-up call and remind people that race is still a problem and can depolarize the situation. >> how does the president handle this? as the first african-american president of the united states. this is both personal for him as well as a national issue. >> so far there has not been a statement, in part because i think his weighing in would be seen po

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joining me now is john avlon, normally i have you here on a panel, john avlon, but today i got to catch been writing about because this is big time. this isn't just a bunch of advertisers saying i'm pulling out. this is now the distributors talking. >> that's right. so on friday, premier network which distributes rush and many other talk radio folks, especially on the right, sent out a memo to their stations saying, look, we've got 98 major advertisers. these are big names, things like mcdonald's, subway, geico, ford, saying that these advertisers no longer want to have their ads played an radio shows which could be deemed offensive or controversial and explicitly listed the shows, not just rush but glenn beck, michael savage, mark la vin. this could send a fascinating message to the phenomenon of polarizing, hyper partisan talk radio because at the end of the day it's all about follow the money. and this is not a censorship. this is a free market working out. the key advertising demographic, the most prized is women age 24 to 55. those are the folks most offended by some of rushes's mo

let's bring in john avlon. good to see you, my friend. let's talk about washington. how important are the caucuses? >> polls show mitt romney pulling ahead. ron paul's folks are hoping to have a good showing. right now, mitt romney seems to be in the lead. >> what is important is super tuesd tuesday. all eyes on ohio. mitt romney and rick santorum in a very close race. >> ohio being a pivotal race. mitt romney needs to pull out a win. if santorum can win iowa, he's got a big case to make. there are more delegates at stake than in the previous contests combined. >> newt gingrich, a few weeks ago, he said everything was riding on super tuesday. is there any chance he can come out ahead? >> that will be a tough call. he's staked his campaign on winning georgia, his home state. if he can't make that hurdle, it will be hard to stay in the race. if he can pick up georgia and another southern state, he's got a strong case. >> if mitt wins on tuesday, does that give him the edge? >> it does, but this is the difference. this is not determinative. >> busy few days ahead. thana

john avlon has a preview for us tonight. right, john, so more than 1,000 day since the last joint budget resolution. no, ma'am budget, no pay. maybe they'll get one done. >> if you don't pass a budget on time, you don't get paid on time. maybe that's what it takes to focus the mind of congress to start doing their job. that's one of the proposals that's going to be forwarded. the senate hear on wednesday that's going to start trying to take on congressional reforms to maybe change this dysfunctional culture that we've seen in congress. >> the average salary on capitol hill, $174,000, right? this is a lot of money. >> absolutely. you need to change the incentive structure. the incentives in congress is all screwed up. >> that's just a really great idea. okay, filibuster reform. 100 used in the past two years. i think it's safe to say that would be some sort of highly exponential increase from history? >> this might blow your mind. filibuster was only used 35 times in the first 50 years of the congress. so we have seen an expon