i'm michael shure, and you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: [ speaking foreign ]took two days and five rounds of voting but the catholic church finally has a new pope and they have the white smoke to prove it. [ cheers ] >> michael: so without further adieu, i introduce you to pope francis. he is the first pope from the americas. he's aragain tinnian and the first josowit pope. more than 40% of catholics live in latin america. he focuses on social justice and built his career advocating for the poor. he chose to live in a simple apartment rather than a palace. and we cooked his own meals, but he will face bigger challenges than making his own dinner as a leader of a billion member church. starting with the sex abuse scandals. since 1950 nearly 7,000 priests have been accused of sexual abuse. not only has that had major implications for he church's reputation but also its finances. pope francis will have to deal with the fallout. as we take a closer look at the new pope, we want to remind you we are live tweeting tonight's show and we want to hear from you. we're n

i'm michael shure. senator rand paul took to the floor today for an honest to goodness old fashioned style talking filibuster it was a repetitive rambling and self-serving gesture that . . . well also made some sense. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: stormy weather rolled into washington today adding just one more blast of holt air in a town that pretty much runs on it but in true d.c. fashion the rough weather was full of sown and furry, but signified, well not much. first there was rand paul hair all tussled launching himself into the eye of the storm over drones and then refusing to leave. and finally there was the actual winter storm which followed congress's lead and didn't do much before it left town and head straight for the tropics. first up, though drone-relateds. the tea party wing of the senate decided today was the day to prosecute the president's drone policy. it started with ted cruz attacking eric holder asking if they could use a drone to kill someone sitting in a cafe. >> the way you have

i'm michael shure. coming up tonight, the president is charming republicans and republicans seem receptive to his overtures. yes, it's true i'm afraid our democracy has been reduced to a spring formal. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: after springing our clocks forward it likes like the worst of the winter storms in washington could be behind us too. the snow on the national mall has melt sod could a spring thaw in the hallowed halls of the congress be next? the president hopes so. between tuesday and thursday he'll meet with members of congress from both sides of the aisle and both chambers. the republicans are at least saying they look forward to his visit. even though who thus far have been doing their best to freeze him out like senator ted cruz. today he actually said it was about time the president paid him a visit. seriously the ego on this guy is unbelievable. take a listen. >> i'm glad that he is reaching out. that is better than what i have seen the first couple of months here, where it seems he h

i was on the war room last -- i was on "the war room" the last name with michael shure.were talking about michele bachmann. we've talked about this report that the republican national committee pointed out or put out last week rather where reince priebus commission this big study. this post-mortem to look at what went wrong in november 2012. we talked about this yesterday morning. what the republican party had to do to shape up. well, the problem with that is that there are people on the right who won't shut up. leading the pack, michele bachmann. she just keeps opening her mouth and saying stupid things. making the republican party look like a bunch of clowns which unfortunately, too many of them are. we've talked about some of the things that michele bachmann has said. remember all of the crazy stuff she said during the campaign. and she has zero regard for the truth. zero regard for the truth. she got in trouble because she came out and accused some vaccine or something of causing -- >> the hpv -- >> bill: yes. she was blurting and it turned out she had no evidence to

i'm michael shure this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: the republicans are taking aus look at why they have become such an unserious party in the eyes of the american people. as the conservative pep rally that was cpac finally wrapped up this weekend, reality seem stoetd in. republican leaders took a look in the mirror and beheld their hideous reflection. they realized they better get their campaign on and lost that bet. and really how can anyone take a party seriously who's biggest contribution to the conversation were 47%, self deportation and shuting that whole thing down. and all of that shrinking about greece and the looming debt crisis. here is john boehner and paul ryan just this weekend. >> we do not have an immediate debt crisis. >> america is still a step ahead of european and japan. partly because of our resilient economy and our world currency status. >> michael: there you have it. but it turns out americans saw right through it. a poll out today from the hill shows while americans might be sympathetic to republican's ideas about lowering taxes they still

i'm michael shure, and this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: folks we have a great show we want you to pitch in and help out with our live tweet @thewarroomctv. the president hadn't be in israel more than five minutes when he was caught on camera revealing his true feelings about being away from washington. it's amazing the president goes to the middle east site of the world's longest running geopolitical feud, and he is just glad he's not in dc. this, ladies and gentlemen, is how bad it has gotten. is the pathetic state of our federal government. back in washington john boehner didn't seem too concerned about the president's slip of the tongue. >> so much for the charm offensive. as i like to say you only tease the ones you love. i would rather be heckeled an ignored. >> michael: wait, he is not teasing you because he loves you. the president is genuinely glad that you are thousands of miles away, and if you want to know why take a look at congress. today republicans did what they always do when faced with an easy decision they made a big fuss threatened to shut the who

i'm michael shure. idea was once floated that congress send up black smoke every time they couldn't reach an agreement. however, the cost of fuel being what it is, the suggestion was quickly withdrawn. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: right now as we meet a bunch of injury attic attic--jeriati character men are meeting behind closed doors. adhering to arcane conventions to arrive at a decision that will impact millions of people. even though the majority of those people don't actually support this small group's policies, things like anti-choice measures and discriminatory hiring practices the group holds much power and has such an enormous budget that it will just push their policies through any way. who is this group of cloisterd fanatics? well it certainly describe the catholic church as it letses meet in rome to elect the next pope. 62% of americans say congressional americans are out of touch with reality. and they're right. just look at the latest republican madness. today paul ryan proposed his bud

i'm michael shure. coming up tonight a full slate of politics on the domestic front and a stunner internationally. venezuelan president hugo chavez has died. we'll bring you the latest. >> michael: all ice are on venezuela when for the first time the socialist country is without its combattive leader hugo chavez. he died at 58 after a two year battle with cancer. he was first elected in 1998 and followed that up with two re-elections. he relished antagonizeing the united states. even today his government ex-pedal airexpelled u.s. air force there. what this do have is oil. let's turn to michael moynahan, who has been following chavez's rain. he joins us in boston where he is cultural news editor. welcome in the war room. >> thank you for having me. >> michael: what do you think the short term consequences of hugo chavez's death is going to be. >> well, slight chaos but venezuela has been in slight chaos for 50 years now so no change there. right now the opposition, which has been fractured and splintered

i'm michael shure. with "the new york times" today speaker john boehner perfecterred showed how out of touch he is. he told the times coat, there are a lot of things that decide an election, especially the two candidates that you have. the person amounts that they have positions they have taken i don't know that that's the issue. way to under estimate the american people. mitt romney did lack a bit in the personality department but the republican policies of extremist and decision did not do them any favors either. a gallup pull out today backs that up. americans are more dissatisfied with the government now since the watergate scandal. that's not good. here to discuss this is strategist kkiki mclean. welcome back inside "the war room," kiki. >> glad to be here. >> michael: boy, if you don't have personality, you could make it as far as speaker of the house. he shoots himself in the foot with that logic. >> well, personalities are in the eye of the beholder. >> michael: that's exactly right. the republi

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatm given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. save them. woolite everyday cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer. [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho ♪ ♪ i'm walking on sunshine woe ho ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey all right now ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ >> stephanie: blah, blah blah blah, rand paul, blah blah blah -- chris said that he had to stop because the marmoset on his head needed a drinking. >> yeah a low loris on his head. >> stephanie: six minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2. we were talking to jacki th

i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: this is an historic day as the highest court in the land hears the first of two cases dealing with gay marriage. hundreds of people supporters and protesters alike gathered to make their voices heard. >> it's two women or two men, i ain't got nothing wrong with their lifestyle, per se but you can't get married. >> everything changes in this country, all the time. so i think it's exactly what this country is supposed to be about. >> michael: the issue has picked up speed since 2008 when california passed prop 8 a ban on gay marriage, the next year two couples sued the state. four years later the case has landed in the supreme court. the justices will decide whether california voters had the constitutional right to bangay marriage. lawyers for both sides made their case today. the lawyer representing gay couples said that prop 8 is unconstitutional because it quote walls off gays and lesbians from marriage. but charles cooper argued t

against the republican party, who are exhibiting an uncommon ability for messing things up i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: starbucks ceo howard schultz spoke for the majority when he called for a return to morality and common sense. he was answering a question from a shareholder who was concerned that schultz's support for gay marriage could effect the bottom line. >> we are making that decision through the lens of our people. we want to embrace diversity. [ cheers and applause ] >> michael: gay marriage opponents have pledged to boycott starbucks, but that's a tall order and might not make much of a dent. a large majority of americans now support marriage equality. 58% of americans support marriage equality. that's up 21 points from just a decade ago. and a massive 81% of americans under 30 support it. this week the speak will weigh in on the issue perhaps relieving congress members of actually having to take a stand. and while schultz was speaking specifically about gay marriage but we could have been speaking about any issue that has the support of

i'm michael shure. you're in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: today we saw courage and cowardice on full display in the supreme court, and history will judge which side the justices took. the court heard arguments on the defense of marriage act, or doma, its second case on gay rights in as many days. the plaintiff is 83-year-old, edie windsor who was married to her wife in canada in 2007 after a four-decade-long engagement. they told their story in the aptly named documentary "the long engagement." >> i called a friend and i said [ inaudible ] and we ended up dancing. >> and we immediately just fit. our bodies fit. that feeling of attraction same is the same. each one of us in fact looks different from how we look when we met but when i look at edie now, she looks exactly the same to me. and she'll say the same thing the other way. >> i, thia speiers choose you to be my lawfully wedded spouse. >> in sickness and in health. >> in sickness and in health. >> until death do us part. >> until dea

. >> great to be with the current primetime known as the michael shure news blocks. >> michael: i'm glad in here for a little relief, but we're having a good time. i almost had forgotten about him, mitt. what is his purpose, is it to rehab his own image or to help the republicans which i don't know if they would want his help. >> i think he's starved for attention. the easiest way to do that is to still prove that you don't know basic math. there is mitt romney saying, i thought we would win ohio. he won this race 320 electoral votes to 206. if he had won ohio, if he had won virginia, if he had won florida, he still would have lost. he can't add basic math. >> michael: it's not like this was even close. he speaks about it as if he just miss. the lack of grace and the lack of saying, you know what, the country selected barack obama, and we move forward there is almost a bitterness. it speaks to the entitlement and you and others and i, cenk, we spoke about all campaign long. this guy felt like he deserved the presidency, didn't get it, and he's still whining about it. >> and his wife is s

. >> michael: this is "the war room," i'm michael shure. coming up so far the president's cabinet picks have been treated with criticism, and in one case outright venom. so you'll forgive him if he starts knocking these out a couple at a time. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: today president obama called his cabinet together for its first meeting of his second term. they should get ready for serious budget battles. chuck hagel has health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius flanked the president. their agencies are two of the hardest hit by the $85 billion rolling off of the chopping block. >> obama: it is an area of deep concern. i think everybody knows where i stand on this issue. we're going to try to minimize the impact on american families but it's not the right way for us to go about deficit reduction. >> he told his cabinet he'll keep reaching out to republicans for some support. house republicans countered with a spending bill that would keep the government open through the end of the 2013 fiscal year. the $982 billion deal w

i'm michael shure, and this is "the war room." >> if dealing with republicans in washington wasn't difficult enough, president obama took steps to revive the middle east peace effort. it was built on a photo-op worth a thousand words but it's president obama's words who has the world's attention. he started with meetings with mahmoud abbas. he urged both israelis and palestinians to think outside the box on how to start talks. it was his first trip outside of the white house since four years ago. he addressed young israelis in jerusalem. even there american politics wasn't far away. >> obama: you know politically given the strong support in america, the easiest thing for me to do is to put this issue aside. express unconditional support for whatever israel decides to do. that would be the easiest political path. but i want you to know that i speak to you as a friend who is deeply concerned and committed to your future. >> michael: and sometimes only friends can deliver the hard truth. >> you have the opportunity to be the generation that permanently secures the zionist ring, or you can face

i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: today marks the ten-year anniversary of the iraq war. hard to believe but it's been a full decade since headlines across the country heralded a quote, targeted surgical invasion to top be saddam hussein. as we know there were no weapons of mass destruction and it was anything but targeted. the country itself is still plagued by violence and bloodshed. there were 16 car bombs, and one assassination leaving 52 dead and 180 wounded. all told 130,000 130,000 iraqi civilians have died since the war began. this country has lost 3400 troops and 100,000 more have been injured. john lewis today is not a day for celebration but a time when this nation should reflect upon the true meaning of our involvement in iraq. but the architect of this endless war are anything but self reflective. take donald rumsfeld, today he tweeted ten years ago began the long difficult work of liberating 25 million ricks all who played a role in history deserve ou

will be established after they are laying cold in the grave. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: i'm michael shureis is "the war room." coming up tonight politicians may not always be smart but at least they're long-winded. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> michael: in greek mythology a giant boulder up a steep hill. every time he neared the peak of that hill the rock would roll down and they would have to start all over again. americans have been pushing boulders up the hill, specifically capitol hill without success and with failure. with whether on guns, the budget the war on terror, the civil rights we got to keep pushing. thethe heaviest one on the hill is gun safety. despite the outrage of sandy hook tragedy. gun control has face entrenched obstacles. but today there they passed that bill that would prevent straw purchasing of a gun. iowa senator chuck grassry was the only republican to vote for it. the committee is also working on measures to ban assault weapons beef up the federal background system and school safety. these issues could not be more urgent. in the 82 days since the murders inside sandy hook

here it is on "the young turks" the michael shure prediction of who the next pope it will., odilo shererer of brazil. pomp and circumstance, i wouldn't bet on it actually. go online to see us at the young turks.com. thanks a lot. [ ♪ music ♪ ] [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening and welcome to "viewpoint." so judge has repealed new york's soda ban. it turns out antibiotics resistence can cause death from minor surgery or the new england medical journal of extreme medical bummers and karzai is saying that the obama administration is in cahoots with the taliban. either our troops are trying to protect him from his own people or someone is trying to get a gig at fox news. happy birthday to sam donaldson and supreme court justice scalia scalia, and i would like to buy him a cake but he probably views that as perpetual entitlement. this is "viewpoint." [♪ music.[ ♪ music ♪ ] >> good evening, i'm john fugelsang. thank you for joining us. it's a week that budget fanatics could only dream of. slip on the green eye shades, crank up the quicken and make sure you have plenty of

let's bring you michael shure and luke from the "huffington post." luke, let me start with you. if you can answer the question for me that i've been asking all day on twitter and here as you saw in the first segment. where are the so-called progressive democrats who would have been on fire if this was the bush administration? >> well, i mean, i think civil liberties aren't really a left-right issue. i mean, many democrats were criticizing the bush administration--almost all democrats were criticizing the bush administration 2005-2007 when bush was unpopular. but many of them were doing it just for political reasons. and obama inherited that legal architecture. many of those democrats have become silent. so now what you see in the senate is that it takes someone like rand paul, it takes someone like a ted cruz to criticize the president on executive power. >> cenk: yeah, i mean, we're left with mr. holmes to stand up for the constitution. sad day in america. i have a technical question here. rand paul is doing the filibuster. the other seven senators who have joined in a sense in

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatven to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. ♪ >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> jamal: good morning, welcome back to the "bill press show," this is jamal simmons, sitting here with my good friend peter ogburn, dan henning, and we have phil and siprion helping us out on the boards. we did a little bit of mitt romney today, but there is a story that has been going around for the last week or so and i was surprised because yesterday watching the morning shows, there was still a lot of talk about this yahoo story where the new ceo of yahoo has said she is going to end telecom muting. chris matthews talked about -- there was a lot of talk about this yahoo story and no telecom muting. i work from home a lot,

i'm michael shure. you're in the war room. ♪ theme ♪ cenk: when is enough enough?the death of 20 small children, six teachers and the consensus of the american people enough? is a 20-year-old killer with seven guns and 1400 rounds of ammunition enough or $28 million in campaign contributions enough to overshadow everything else? our politicians many of them paraliesed by the fear of a well-funded gun lobby pushed the nation to the breaking point. today marks 100 days since new town and 55 children and 100 teens have died from gun violence. newtown police today released search warrants from the killer's home, revealing he had an enormous weapons arsenal. adam lanza hat more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, three knives, two samurai swords, two guns and a ruden pole with a blade and spear. most troubling was a seven-foot long spreadsheet with a list of 500 other mass killers. a newtown prefer told a allowance forcement conference that the spreadsheet listed the number of victims and precise make and model of the weapons used. he wanted to be at the very top of that l

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. lobsterfest is the king of all promotions. there's nothing like our grilled lobster and lobster tacos. the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during red lobster's lobsterfest. with the year's largest selection of mouth-watering lobster entrees. like our delicious lobster lover's dream, featuring two kinds of lobster tails. or our savory, new grilled maine lobster and lobster tacos. my favorite entree is the lobster lover's dream. what's yours? come celebrate lobsterfest and sea food differently. [ male announcer ] visit redlobster.com now for an exclusive $10 coupon on two lobsterfest entrees. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like

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michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatven to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "full court press," the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: thirty-three minutes after the hour. here we are. it is the "full court press" this tuesday morning. tuesday march 19th, brought to you today by the international association of machinists. you can find out more about their good work by going to their website, goiam.org. we can't -- we have three hours, but we -- we still cannot keep on top of all of the big stories of the day. for that we always lean on our good friends at think progress. igor volsky deputy editor of the progress here in studio with us. welcome back. >> thank you. >> bill: the only person we know in the media who gets up as e

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michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: twenty-six minutes after the hour. here we go it is the "full court press" here on thursday march 21st. we reported yesterday and talked a lot about harry reid making the unilateral decision in the senate that he was so sure that the assault weapons ban would fail that he would not even bring it up for a vote in the united states senate. he told senator feinstein that in a meeting in her office she is the author of the bill. and she stormed out of the office not happy about it stormed right to cnn, and said harry broke his word. >> what senator reid told me is that i would have an opportunity for a vote. i take him at his word. >> bill: i take him at his word. and she continued on cnn, he

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatgo after -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- despite her reputation for being naughty. >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. we have been seeing our hero rob reiner on the steps of the supreme court all week. i got go to his 60th birthday party, and i -- we talked about the audible gasps we heard at the supreme court. i did that when i saw carl reiner. [ gasping ] >> stephanie: and then i got talk to him. good morning, karl reiner. >> good morning, stephanie. >> stephanie: i remember the first time i met you at rob's house and i'm still star struck. >> you know, i have been a fan of yours for a long time. >> stephanie: see now, i'm going to tell that story over and over. >> no, i'm not kidding, i never missed you when you first started. i said where did she come from. and then when i found out where she came from and i said this girl had to fight her way to thi

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatspringer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: radio meets television, the "bill press show," now on current tv. >> bill: all right 12 minutes before the top of the hour here thursday, thursday march 14th. congressman are back to work just down the street at the capitol building. they can run down there and get ready for their meetings and get ready to meet up with the president early this afternoon, after he meets with the senate republicans, and then he goes to pete with house democrats. peter ogburn back in studio with us. >> yes, indeed. >> bill: only members of congress were allowed in studio in hour.

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michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatere. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. >> stephanie miller. >> at least the jackass is out of bed. >> stephanie: it is the "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. it is mondays with fuglesang. >> what? >> stephanie: just deal with it. hello, john fuglesang. good morning. >> john: good morning ms. miller, so nice to be with you. >> stephanie: ann romney blames the media for -- i've missed her warmth, haven't you? >> stop it! >> ann: stop it. this is hard. you want to try it, you get in the ring. this is hard! >> the media came up with a story that obama was winning. [ cuckoo clock chimes ] >> stephanie: they were on fox news sunday. let's do this. blame the media sound byte. >> john: they came on fox news sunday, saw the shadow and there's four more years of obama. >> th

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thato mr. beaver. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: hello. it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. hump days with sexy liberal. >> that's mr. beaver to you. >> stephanie: hal sparks. thank you. let's go to phil in boston. you're on with hal. >> caller: hello mama. hello, panel. >> stephanie: lady and the panel. >> just call me siding actually. >> caller: two things. one serious, one just for fun. number one you know, when we got the rates on the top 1% raised from 35% to 39% it really is window dressing without closing the loopholes. they weren't paying the 35% to begin with. number two my girlfriend just reminded me that the panel is part of a lady's underwear. and that if you're going to have a panel, make sure it is 100% cotton. >> stephanie: thank you. no chafing. >> we're an organic panel. >> we are. i can't speak for jim. this is an organic panel for the most part. >> stephanie: we've been talking about -- we saw your boobs thing ashley judd, sex ed. you