we have karl frisch.re going to play the four-minute video from fox news. >> the producer worked for weeks on that. >> for that news piece. >> yeah. >> jacki schechner is all hopped up this morning, and her news will be better than that. >> is nyquil actually a crock? >> horrible. it did absolutely nothing and then i just sat there wondering if your head could explode from too much congestion. >> this newscast could sound like nell. >> i was hoping for the demi moore thing, but instead i just got the totally not hot voice. >> good morning, jacki schechner. >> good morning, stephanie. good morning, everyone. this won't be the least bit awkward, the president are going to welcome former president bush and former first lady laura bush to the white house for the unveiling of george w. bush's portrait. vice president biden will also be there. up on the hill today the house is set to vote on a bill targeted at gender. republicans supporters claim the bill is about sex discrimination but abortion rights activist

karl frisch. >> gutten tag, freuline. >> normally i need you along to get in trouble. >> this is likeomething horrible about their black friends, and you bring out the guy with the most german name you can find -- >> von frisch! >> that's right. you have actually caught me in my panic room. >> oh read in the paper for the first time american births a majority of the children are white. that is going to make the white ring go crazy. >> yeah, this will be wake up white people! ♪ >> yeah. >> i think it was lou dobbs or somebody who said that they needed to start having more white babies. >> yeah. >> on to that, hitler -- >> homosexual activist karl frisch. on news busters what did you say -- >> it was great. >> i can't remember. >> not sense i have had lefty activist aisha tyler on who threatened to kick michelle [ inaudible ] in the nut sack. >> yeah. >> graham heard that a gay person was on your show and he decided -- his ears just perked up. >> by the way here it presumptively hit the right-wing world again. there is the tea bagging demonstration has already been viewed 758 times. [ b

karl frisch with eric burns cofounder of bullfight strategies. 're talking a lot of interesting stories today. particularly on the political side. karl, this is -- sorry. you're like newt gingrich. your head is in the way. it is greg calling from up in new hampshire. hello, greg. >> caller: how you doing this morning? >> bill: all right. >> good morning, greg. >> caller: i've been watching your show for awhile. i feel there is something i need to comment on. >> bill: uh-oh. yes? >> caller: i would like to comment on the lack of a backbone that mitt romney has. >> yeah, he was born without one >> caller: mitt romney has let things go by that any normal candidate running for president wouldn't. >> bill: what particularly are you referring to? i agree with you certainly. >> caller: i'm referring to the things like rush limbaugh, the comments that were made there. >> bill: right. >> caller: i'm referring to the ted nugent comments, also. >> greg, he stood so tall next to those trees in michigan. >> caller: but see, here's the problem. with that type o

rick santorum in that he thinks about gay sex more than i do. >> apparently you are very active karl frische nozzle. he can't help it he was born that way. [ applause ] >> give dexter von frisch a big kiss for me. >> i will. have a good week. >> the president yesterday. >> over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and maybes when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, who are raising kids together, when i think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or soldiers who are out there fighting on my behalf but feel constrained because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage at a certain point, i have just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. [ applause ] >> free bird! okay. let's go to john -- oh john and pam. >> awe. >> my favorite three-way in ohio. >> hey, good morning, steph. >> good morning, john. >> the thing is -- i mean can we just say how great this day is right now? >> yep. yep. >> equali

>> it's frisch. ♪ karl ♪ >> karl frisch, bullfightstrategies.com. looks like when he is sleeping. paws up on his back out cold, just like mama. >> yeah. >> in this case i didn't even have to give him any booze. >> that's how he sleeps? that's the only way we could cheer ourselves up this morning is by looking at dexter von frisch. and the fabulous bear. the bear looks like he is -- it's like a shuffle ball change, kick. >> all right. [ laughter ] >> karl frisch are you calling from a wind tunnel. are you okay? >> no can you hear me? >> yeah, it's just a little windy. >> that's weird. >> all right. let's dive into the right-wing world. here we go. [ whacky comedy music ] >> the unemployment rate mitt romney said it will be zero or something ridiculous -- >> in mitt romney become president, the unemployment will be zero, because he'll go into every company, load us up with debt, and fire all of the workers, and people know there is no chance for a job, so they just won't work. >> yeah. >> he did say if he is president and his policies are implemented

excellent power karl frisch, democratic strategist, syndicated columnist, radio host, and progressivei get more can i get more titles. all right. also scholar, woodrow wilson international center for scholars, also the author of "the swing vote: the untapped power of independents". that is a lot of what we're going to discuss today actually. the first question is about the swing vote and whether -- which way they are going to swing basically is the question. let me give you some polls to start out with. according to the latest "washington post," president obama up by three points. that's nearly meaningless at this point. just showing you everything is near a tie. on how they would handle the economy, they are tied job creation basically tied 46 45. and romney's bain background, 21% say major reason to support him. 21% major reason to oppose him, and 54% not much of a major fact for at all. linda as i look at this, it seems to be a dead heat at this point heading into the general election. so do we have any basis to decide based on this? >> of the polls that you talked about, the abc "

and democrat strategist and syndicated come him nice karl frisch. >> you're holding a losing hand. when is the republican patriot going to wise up and say civil rights applies to everybody. >> i don't think we're going to actually. while president obama made a political move designed to fire up his base and secure more money given that one in six supporters for president obama is gay. he was doing a calculated political move. he could close this because essentially this is going to hurt him in states like north carolina, an possibly florida. he's saying this is a base election and i'm willing to make my stand in ohio. >> i look at the electoral map and the demographics, i was involve as tournament attorney general govern, and my views are clear i looked at this as simply time. when you look at the breakout above the generations. anyone above an age of 60 was against it, and those below the age of 40 were for it. is the republican party losing the battle of time here because every year the voters who are supportive of this get more numerous, and those aren't are fewer and fewer in n

. >> he who's name should be spoken karl frisch hello, karl. >> i have some breaking news. [ nbc "nightly theme ] >> oh, hello. >> the plan would do exactly what john mccain would not let us do. the plan, which is awaiting approval, calling for running commercials, linking mr. obama to insinary comments by his formal spiritual advisor. here is my question if it's okay to talk about reverend wright, why can we not talk about the mormon faith. >> that's funny you should mention -- >> -- until the year i was born. >> that's so funny that you should mention that. can i have my fun-facts music. >> sure. >> no man knows my history, the life of joseph smith. want to know more about joseph smith, who got arrested. you wonder how people became to believe joseph smith, and how he believed them when he said the garden of eden is located in missouri! how about the crooked tail that joe said that god was telling him to marry multiple women, including teenage girls. so please pick up, the life of joe smith. >> i tried. i ordered that on amazon but i didn't have the appreciate glasses to read it. >> we

. >> bill: karl frisch our mutual good friend tweeted out i happened to see it after what president didcans did not support obama, then they had no right to exist. on this issue, for them to say that mitt romney is better on issues for the lgbt community based on what? >> that's absolutely right. mitt romney was out in colorado. you aired a bit of the clip and during that interview, he was asked about civil union measures in colorado. he said he's against those. he's against civil union measures that would convey everything that suggests that it is just like marriage. so he's against even the benefits and the rights that almost -- the vast majority of americans are for. so to suggest that he's as good as obama. >> bill: let's hear the clip of -- this is romney yesterday. maybe it was that same interview becoming public yesterday. >> states are able to make decisions with regards to domestic partnership benefits such as hospital visitation rights, benefits and so forth various kinds could be determined state by state. but my view is that marriage itself is a relationship between a man an