so lindsey graham has got to come out for tougher border enforcement.and i think that the republicans have a very tough time squaring the internal politics of the tea party in 2014 and their national political landscape in 2016. and lindsey graham is the perfect example of it. >> let's let the people talk on this. let's hear senator graham, one of the architects of the gang of eight, the real effort to try to get immigration reform. he delivered a dire warning to republicans looking to block the program. this is really serious politics here. >> if we don't pass immigration reform, if we don't get it off the table in a reasonable practical way, it doesn't matter who you run in 2016. we're in a demographic death spiral as a party and the only way we can get back in good graces with the hispanic community in my view is pass comprehensive immigration reform. >> by the way, i think he's speaking not exactly but that's a lot what the john mccain thinks if you talk to him. >> absolutely. >> the problem is 2016 looks pretty far away, however, if you're facing r

sign the petition and demand senator lindsey graham reveal his e-mail passwords if lindsey graham is so eager to surrender our privacies as citizens he should go first. where is this going between those two wings in the senate? >> you put your finger on one part of the dynamic here. that is the very real war within the republican party. lindsey graham's up for re-election in south carolina. he's seen by many of the tea party types. ak libertarians if you want to call them that. as an embodiment of everything that's wrong with the republican party being too cooperative with obama, being too cooperative with the democrat, being insiders and so forth. so that's really a big part of this. >> also we're seeing that on national security issues and syria which we're going to talk about next. howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, michael moynihan from "newsweek" and "daily news." >>> increased involvement in the syrian civil war. this could be the beginning of something big and scary. we'll get to that next. >>> big, big news from the obama administration on syria tonight. this is very

you heard lindsey graham basically really disagree with senator rand paul. mr. graham supports the nsa surveillance. where do you come out on this, dick? >> well, there's no doubt that rand paul has it correct. even when i was there when we were work on the patriot act, we were alarmed and worried about any administration running amok in violation of privacy rights of the american citizens. this administration is proving that they will do it on several fronts at the same time. and it's time we make a stand for our freedom and our privacy and our liberty against the idea that there is no right of the american citizen that can't be violated by a government if they just holler national security. i don't trust these guys in washington. it's a bad gang up there. and i certainly don't think they should be allowed to get away with what they're doing. >> just one follow-up on this particular point. because i asked senator graham basically what you've just said. his response, and you've heard this before, dick, his response is look, you can't look at the content of the e-

take senator lindsey graham, for instance. yes, i know lindsey graham is a demagogue and grandstander. he's mr. benghazi and a war hawk of the highest order. but he has been a stalwart leader from the republican side on immigration reform. >> yes, i believe it will pass the house because it secures our borders. it controls who gets a job. as to the 11 million, they'll have a pathway to citizenship, but it will be earned. it will be long. and it will be hard. and i think it is fair. >> that's been lindsey graham's position on this from the get-go. he's been very consistent. he's not playing footsie with the far right immigration opponents. he's not trying to blow up the bill on the sly. lindsey graham knows how parent an immigration reform bill is to a republican party that has almost completely alienated latino voters. so i guess that's what you have to live up to, marco rubio. i can't believe i'm saying this, but you need to be more like lindsey graham. if you want to be a republican leader and guy with a political future in

this morning senator lindsey graham said every effort must be made to try to get snowden back here to's a hero. i believe he hurt our nation. he compromised the national security program designed to find out what terrorists were up to. so the freedom trail is not exactly china, russia, cuba, venezuela. i hope we'll chase him to the ends of the earth, bring him to justice, and let the russians know there'll be consequences with if they harbor this gay. >> good morning, eric. apparently he may be in moscow. what is senator graham talking about about repercussions from moscow if they helped him flee? >> obviously we're not going to bomb them. i guess the question is what is our relationship going to be with moscow? we obviously want this guy back. he's stolen a treasure-trove of american national security top secrets. and it appears, at least at this point, he believes, snowden, that the russians are going to give him safe passage from hong kong to moscow and then on to another country. again, as you say, this speculation from cuba to iceland to various countries in south america. so i'm

why did lindsey graham and john mccain -- what do they have against susan rice? >> i don't get it either. john mccain, calling it passive aggressive, rand paul was aggressive, aggressive, accused her of lying again and said she was responsible for misleading the american people against benghazi. when we got those talking points memos and saw even in the weird abc version and the white house official version, the one thing those versions agreed on was that susan rice had nothing to do with it. her staff either. people said that she deserved an apology and lindsey graham shot back she deserves a subpoena. so they keep it up. i can't help but think it has something to do with her closeness to the president, her being a woman, all of the garbage about her not being very smart, according to senator mccain, and incompetent, according to lindsey graham, has creepy gender and -- >> i just want to say this also and i want to talk about her new position, because it's quite a powerful one. >> yes, it is. >> but also it's not the craziest thing to me that they were trying to

lindsey graham was complaining about something? you don't say?etting the vapors from our well-known southern belle? >> caller: he was embracing the nsa patriot act and everything that they're doing, he was happy about. what he was complaining about -- >> stephanie: i think he might be nervous about somebody finding out about his phone calls to his lover, john mccain. >> liberace? >> caller: now that susan rice is nsa she's going to be seen on tv getting on marine i and getting off marine i before the president at every time. >> stephanie: it will be awesome. awesome, awesome awesome. [ ♪ nah nah nah nah nah ♪ ] >> going to make lindsey graham wet his lace panties. >> stephanie: why am i guessing there is a phone call to john mccain every night that says "good night baby boy." come on, let's peek behind the congressional candelabra. >> i just really threw up in my mouth a little bit. >> stephanie: all right then. alan in gary, indiana. welcome. >> caller: yes, good morning. >> stephanie: yes, good morning. >> caller: what gets me is we're calling

senator lindsey graham is a member of the gang of 8 pushing the need for reform. senator mike lee opposes the legislation and authored ab e-book, why john roberts. let's start with snowden. senator graham, what do you make of hong kong authorities allowing snowden to go? they say our extradition papers were not in full compliance with the law and what leverage do we have over moscow if they decide to let him go to another country? >> i'd like to find out why our papers were not in compliance. that would be a big mistake by the department of justice. i don't think he's a hero. i believe he compromised the national security program designed to find out what terrorists were up to. the freedom trail is not exactly china, russia, cuba, venezuela. i hope we'll chase him, bring him to justice and let the russians know there will be consequences if they harbor this guy. >> the key decision over the next 24 hours has to be made by moscow, senator graham. should we put pressure on them now -- hold him there? >> absolutely. they want a good relationship with the united states

that was the same senator lindsey graham who refuses to countenance universal background checks or anyind of gun register because of the terrible invasion into privacy of american lives, and there he is basically endorsing the single greatest invasion into privacy of american lives you could possibly imagine. >> there's hypocrisy on both sides. the man on the top of your show, glenn greenwald, does a terrible disservice. i'm also opposed to this intrusion but he makes it sound like the obama administration is doing it in order to go after people like you and me and ordinary americans. >> how do we know they're not? >> we know they're not. >> do we? >> yes. >> given the fact they were targeting tea party members through the irs and we were shocked by that. we didn't know they were secretly targeting journalists at a.p. and fox news. >> remember there is room for secrets and journalists who deliberately publish classified information are in fact violating the law. the road to hell may well be paved with good intentions but let's at least recognize good intentions when they're there. i do

. >> kelly o'donnell, you've noted that lindsey graham has sent a letter to the russian ambassador to the united states upping the ante here as well. >> trying to draw the line saying that if there is to be a reset between the u.s. and russia, this is a test of that relationship. kind of a bold, more public move that a senator can make, different that what the secretary of state can do. and certainly jay carney cited today that there has been cooperation when it comes to criminal matters with russia, citing the tsarnaev brothers, the boston marathon bombings, the work the two countries were able to do there and saying that all the appropriate conversations are happening. so you do get a sense that there is something bubbling up mere. we don't know how quickly it will materialize, but it is interesting to have someone like lindsey graham who takes an interest in these -- this sort of scale of an issue to try to put a bit more pressure on. it may and way to triangulate and make sure putin understands the importance here. there are so many other matters at stake. lindsey graham is weighi

to be doing their jobs in a way the american people want, but not going too far. >> at least lindsey grahamelieves issa has gone too far with his latest warnings. ann, chris, thank you for your time. >>> bradley manning, the man at the center of the largest security breach in this country's history. why it's taken three years to get to this point. >>> plus, have you seen this ad? it's a cheerios ad. they made a decision on the ad. it features a mixed race family. the image of this family sparked racist comments online. what the makers of cheerios is saying today. >>> and the shocking reaction to the surprise ending of hbo's "game of thrones." [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. e-trade. less for us. more for you. look the samsung galaxy s4. phoneslow cost investments. it's like what i've got. look how big the screen is! that is big. and, walmart will give you a $

they go about doing everything sort of dumb way there should be simple and honest senator graham lindsey graham says the republican party needs to be pro-immigration prose or it's facing a demographic demographic death spiral true yeah that's a political reality so why do. the republicans keep living the tea party have their way on this only bets on immigration i think that the tea party gets demonized unfairly by the right and the left by both and i think if you look at them they're interested in economic sound economic decision as for immigration i suspect i don't know what they would like a simple thing a simple solution one that's fair and solves a problem they want the border sealed and they want to figure out what to do with the eleven million people here and in exchange for still in the borders you do the eleven million as i suggested give them a permanent resident team party who in the republican party is opposed to doing something about immigration it was the tea party you've got the low most i don't think they're opposed to doing to i think they're opposed to the proposed solutions an

lindsey graham said the republican party will never take the white house back. getting the white house back unless they are seen as leading sponsors of comprehensive immigration reform. i guess if lindsey graham is correct and i think he is, republicans have just blown their chance of ever winning back the white house. makes it easier for democratic candidate. something to cheer about. when we come back, the big news of the week of course is the supreme court's vote -- decisions rather on defense of marriage act on proposition 8 in california. chris johnson covers the white house for the blade. he will be in studio with us in the next segment to tell us all about it on the "full court press" friday morning. >> announcer: go mobile with bill press. download podcasts at billpressshow.com and listen any time anywhere. this is the "bill press show." compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're

. >> reporter: as for russia, the obama-putin meeting last week of frosty, republican lindsey graham callednoithe snowed know case a retest of the relations, saying if for those en i snowdel on russian territory, i urge your government to apprehend him and turn him over to u.s. authorities headley. white house officials revealing they were in contact with authority in hong kong june 10, they said they got an act account aacknowledgment on junen on june 21 they were asking for more evidence, a big black eye for this administration, they are trying to get him and they can't. lou: thank you, ed henry, fox news chief white house correspondent. returning to the immigration debate, senator jeff sessions, who fought against the gang of 8 proposals are months, accused senate of rushing to vote today on legislation amid a late day push o modify. >> had is a vote that afternoon, on to give majority leader reid precedal control of the debate on a 1200 page substitute, who00 pain more than bill we were looking at last week. and that no one has read. lou: joining us now, coauthor and sponsor of t

she is well qualified says the white house and stick around for more on this because lindsey graham willh in at 8:30 this morning. >> patti ann: sad news, michael jackson's daughter rushed to the hospital after a possible suicide attempt. ainsley earhardt has the details. >> not just a cry for help. paris jackson the daughter of the late pop star michael jackson is now recovering this morning in the hospital after trying to take her own life. >> the teenager called the suicide hot line and left a note before overdosing on motrin pills and cutting herself with a meat cleaver. just 24 hours before she posted this makeup tutorial video on youtube. >> i'm going to be extreme with makeup. you are pretty familiar with me and my makeup. >> reporter: she tweeted to the beatles song, yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away and now it looks as though they are here to stay. as for a motive there are multiple reports that she wasn't upset about not going to marilyn manson concerted. her family is staying silent only releasing this statement. quoting being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no

god bless fox, lindsey graham said. republicans in congress decided to forget lobbying each other and started lobbying the real power in republican politics, which is fox news. and it seems to have worked because this time on fox news they are sitting around interviewing republican lawmakers who want immigration reform. they are spending their air time talking about how great immigration reform will be. you know that sci-fi subplot in a lot of war movies where the war ends, the war is actually over, but there are some people on the fringe who have not heard that and they just keep fighting the war because they don't know? that's what it's like in right wing media right now. all that lobbying to get fox news channel hosts on board it worked, and in so doing, it cleaved off part of conservative media from taking part in the anti-immigrant drum beat that we're so used to from the american right. what remains having not heard the news still fighting the war is the part of the conservative media that no one bothers trying to

lindsey graham helped write the bipartisan immigration bill. he said passing that reform is the only way for the white house to reclaim the white house in 2016. >> only way we can get back in good graces with the hispanic community if my view the apprehensive immigration reform bill. if you don't do that, it doesn't matter who will run in my view. >> marco rubio said the bill is about 95% ready to go but still needs improvement as far as the border security plan. >> vast majority of conservative republicans are prepared to support immigration reform, but only if we can ensure that we're not going to have another wave of illegal immigration in the future. >>> the senate last week voted to begin formal debate on the proposal in that part it would give an estimated 11 million undocumented residents in the u.s. a pass way. >>> the black forest fire is now 65% contained. a far cry from nearly zero percent late last week. firefighters worked sunday to put out hot spots aided by the rain. the concern at this point, the possibility of wind spreading th

lindsey graham helped write the bipartisan immigration bill. he said passing that bill is the only way for his party to reclaim the house in 2016. >> only way we can get back with-n good graces with the hispanic community in my view is reform. if you don't do that, it doesn't matter who will run if in my view. >> marco rube bow said it's about 95% ready to go but still needs improvement as far as the border security plan. >> vast majority of conservative republicans are prepared to support immigration reform but only if we can ensure that we're not going to have another wave of illegal immigration in the future. >> senate voted to on the proposal. in part it would give 11 million undocumented residents in the u.s. citizenship. >>> the worst ever fire, the black forest fire now 67% contained, a far cry from nearly zero percent last week. firefighters worked to put out hot spots aided by the rain. the concern the possibility of winds spreading the flames. the fire destroyed nearly 500 homes and forced 38,000 people to evacuate. crews hope to have

. >> lindsey graham says that republicans do not pass immigration reform, the party will be in major trouble come 2016. >> we are in a demographic spiral as a party and the only way we can get back in good graces with the hispanic community is to pass comprehensive immigration reform. he added if it is not passed, it will not matter who republicans nominate for president next around. democrats will triumph. it is a campaign pledge that president obama made in 2008, 2 closed guantanamo bay prison. in keeping with that pledge tonight, the ap has learned that the president has picked clifford sloan, a high-powered d.c. lawyer to head the office of the guantÁnamo closer. he office was closed in january but the president wanted reopened. a mother and her teenage daughter's -- who police have behind bars in connection with the shootings. what are the most damaging fires in the hist >> the man accused of shooting a mother and her three teenage daughters are behind bars. he turned himself into authorities today. he is accused in taking place in the shootings on friday afternoon. one of the t

quite successful. >> reporter: as for russia, the obama, putin meeting was frosty, and republican lindsey grahamled the snowden case an important task of the reset in relations. graham declaring in a letter to the russian ambassador to the u.s., quote, if mr. snowden is in russian territory, i urge your government to apprehend him, turn him over to united states authorities immediately. white house officials say they have been in contact with hong kong authorities since june 10 when they demanded he be arrested. hong kong officials acknowledged that june 17th, asked for more evidence friday. the u.s. was in the process of responding when hong kong let him go. >> ed, thank you. >>> u2 front man credits evangelical christians and former president george w. bush for saving 9 million aids victims. he said on a radio interview with focus on the family that president bush's $15 billion aids relief program is blessed by god. quote, this should be shouted from the rooftops. this is a heroic american story. >>> still ahead, is being a snitch going to get you in trouble? unless you work for the federal go

i'm like wait, lindsey graham is for it.m not happy it with. >> stephanie: and congress knew. when the people on the right go this is an abuse of the patriot act, no it isn't -- >> and president obama never said he wasn't going to do this while he was campaigning for president. he always said he would go through a fisa court which is what he has done. it is as you say a sticky wicket. senator harry reid yesterday. >> right now i think everyone should just calm down and understand this isn't anything that is brand new. >> stephanie: calm down. we have been spying on you for a long time. i'm sorry you had to see me get upset like this. >> i'm trying to reign my emotions in. i'm sorry you had to see me like this. >> stephanie: you need to calm down. bernie sanders said the united states should not be looking at phone records that's not what democracy and freedom is about. i thought i heard janet napolitano saying -- there has to be some reasonable something that you would be checked -- i don't know. >> it sounded like they were

well-known southern bell lindsey graham. >> we will have a border patrol agent every thousand feet oning. >> wolf! look at how secure the border is to me. >> stephanie: and senator grassley. >> it's about time in washington that we quick making empty promises particularly on immigration, and particularly when we have the experience of 1986, because i was part of those promises and we screwed up. >> stephanie: oh, he took it like a man. the immigration debate continues, we have that and carlos alazraqui, and much more as we continue on the "stephanie miller show." ♪ >> look jacki schechner, hairy anti-pervert stockings. a photo that took china's twitter, whatever thing by storm this week. it claims to show the country's latest fashion trend. anti-pervert full length stock stockings. >> someone showed me that yesterday. they are nasty. >> stephanie: yeah but that will keep the dudes from bothering you. >> is that a real problem? like somebody had to invent those because it is a real problem? >> necessity is the mother of invention. >> stephanie: here she the smoothest silk leg, jacki sc

lindsey graham trusts the government completely. and believes it should be allowed to gather whatever information necessary to keep innocent americans safe. no exceptions. apart from one. >> some of the new laws require people who own an ar15 to register their gun. universal background checks are going to require universal registration of weapons. if you're going to have a universal background system, the next logical step is registering weapons, to have a database to work off of. i think that's the wrong solution. >> of course it is. of course. guns are one thing, but phone calls are too dangerous to go unchecked. think about it. really think about it. some maniac could be calling about going on a shooting spree. you know what this means. you know what this actually means. i think we can call it an 11:09 p.m. on june... i made these. i can't do that. at 11:09 on june 11, the second amendment has won the bill of rights. it has defeated all the other amendments. which, of course, it did when you think about it. it's the only amendmen

. >> john: and i, lindsey graham, say to you the hispanic community, we choose to help you not because we want to but because mathematically we feel we have to. (cheers and applause) it's how all historic seismic changes have happened in america-- with great reluctance. so how have they managed to make this bill bipartisan? well, because it's a win-win-- good for republicans because they think it will win them hispanic votes and good for democrats because it will actually win them hispanic votes (laughter) sot what is in this incredible piece of legislation? >> the measure creates a 13-year path to citizenship, raises the cap on visas for highly skilled workers and strengthens border security. >> jon: okay, that sounds great! (laughter) i've got to say, as an immigrant myself, this is also very exciting. also slightly annoying because if this law had been passed years ago i wouldn't have had to smuggle myself into america dressed as an order of fish and chips. (laughter) but that made for a perilous vinegary journey. to get 60 votes you're going to need pretty deep support. just how mu

lindsey graham gets it? >> he seems to.is speaking to the larger challenge, the report that shows that the number of white deaths outnumber the number of white births last year. there is actually a bigger concern for the gop which is that pugh has a report that shows 40% of the voting age population growth between now and 2030 is going to be among hispanics. you combine that with the voting age growth population and the combined voting age population growth among people is going to be 76%. now, are all of those people going to vote? of course not? are all of them going to vote democratic? probably not. democrats don't need all of them to vote democratic. it is such a phenomenal population explosion that it really spells trouble for the gop unless they find a way to extend their tent to include more voters of color. that is why immigration is a make or break issue. >> certainly a make or break issue for marco rubio. showing foundational policy and legislation to lead on in washington to ramp up to potentially being president

but it's not that big of a matter to be the fulcrum as lindsey graham suggests.artha: some would argue that it's growing and their influence is growing and to ignore them would be a tpaoupblg error. huge arrest or. i don't think anybody represents this better than marco rubio. he has withheld the answer as to whether he would support legislation that he helped create at this point. >> there is a reason for that, martha. the reason is that the border security provisions in the senate bill will be hard for republicans to swallow. the belief is that it's not strong enough, and the measurement by which you determine when the border security piece of this is in place is too vague and weak. and as long as that's in play, as long as that's in place in that president form there is a good chance this bill won't get out of the senate. there is even a chance that marco rubio who was one of the sponsors of this original proposal will end up being against it. if that happens the whole thing goes down. so this may not even end up in the house where obviously resistance to any

what did lindsey graham say? he says the freedom frame does not run through beijing, moscow and havana. martha: it raises a question about how this contract has such extensive access to stuff that could be so potentially damage. we are on his trail this morning and we'll let you know where he shows up. reaction now to edward snowed's flight from justice -- edward snowden's flight from justice. >> they should use every legal avenue we have to bring him back to the united states. if he believes that he's doing something good -- by the way he went outside of all the whistleblowers after news available to anyone in this government including people who have classified information. we get two or three visits from whistleblowers every week in the committee and we investigate every one of them thoroughly. he believes of did something good he should come back and face the continues of his actions. martha: snowden's reported choice he says undermines his claim that he's simply a whistleblower. bill: he says china was not s

this is hysterical, the person i pity is lindsey graham. you have to feel sorry for him.gets it. he knows he has to do this, but from the right, one of the angry white guys coming from his state, saying how dare you let all the illegals come into the country? they will understand that it is dragging down their party. they can't stop themselves. >> you know, e. j., for a long time we talked about the difficult position the president was in. he had no one he could play ball with on the right because speaker john boehner was so weak. and now you almost feel sorry for people like lindsey graham, trying to pass this in congress. and i will draw your attention to a profile in politico, not but just a few weeks ago, where john boehner said you're missing my style. i don't need to be out there beating the drum every day. my job as a leader is to build the team, encourage the members and let the institution work. it doesn't need the heavy hand of the speaker all over everything. what do you make of that, e. j.? >> i'm trying to determine if that is the statement of a leader or a g

. >> when we talk about staunch opposition, we just heard lindsey graham say i don't know what is goingppen on this immigration reform bill. we know there is a lot of filibustering and grand-standing on opposition to this, in terms of opposition and objection to that opposition. and i want to play more sounds from robert recter from the heritage foundation. let us hear what robert recter has to say about him. >> what this bill does is take a minimum of 11 million illegal immigrants who have an average education of tenth grade. and it makes them eligible for all of that. no matter what marco rubio has said, who has not read his own bill, incidentally. well, senator rubio says they're going to have to pay -- >> karen, that is what we call a two-fer, not only has he maligned millions of workers, but has also maligned somebody who may be a rising star in his party. >> how about those who may actually only have a tenth grade education, but who contribute to our society. i don't know if he has been out in america, but he is making certain assumptions about people right there. we knew that the

officers to deliberately target those tea party groups but even lindsey graham republican senator fromth carolina says there is no evidence to support that claim and republican john mccain tells darrell issa to back off. we'll see whether he does. meanwhile, college rep cons are out with a report that says young people are turned off by the g.o.p. today because it is closed-minded, rigid racist and old-fashioned. i couldn't have said it better myself. all of that and more right here on current tv. coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? we have a big big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk show ho