he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [♪ theme music ♪] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: it's the ultimate in your face appointment susan rice. the next national security advisor, hello, everybody, and good morning. this thursday morning, how about it? it is thursday june 6th so good to see you here today, thank you for joining us on the "full court press" this thursday morning. we have got lots and lots of news today. i left the show yesterday thinking this is a pretty boring time of the year, and then boom boom, boom boom boom news all over the place even here in our neighborhood. lots to

it is a process though, michael shure.s is going to be--we saw the map, and it is going to be a continuing struggle for legislation civil rights legislation for the gay community. >> what's remarkable, we've seen or spoken with people who over the past two days i'm talking who are part--there is a civil rights movement in addressing the civil rights act yesterday, and the gay rights moment and those who are sharing jubilation. one thing that is standing out to me and we saw it with the prop 8 plaintiffs who are saying you know, what we need to roll our shirt sleeves up and get working again. it's not like there is anything to sit on. there is still work to be done. yesterday we were speaking to people about the voting rights act. they almost said it's a trait that activists have that many of us don't have, even in the face of victory or defeat they both say well, we've got a lot of work to do. a lot of this work has to be done in the halls of congress in the voting rights acts and in congress when it comes to you the defen

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things thatgiven 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. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are 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? [♪ theme music ♪] >> here we are -- there it is. i have a microphone. look at that. >> hey! all right if it isn't the most wonderful morning in the world. i'm hal sparks. i'm filling in for steph this -- i guess

i'm michael shure. you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: first up today's big news out of washington. the supreme court struck down an arizona law that requires voters to show, quote, documentary proof of citizenship. the decision written by justice antonin scalia read this way . . . the decision broke down in a rare 7-2 split with justices clarence thomas and samuel alito the only decenters. it upheld the national voter's right statute. it allows citizens to register to vote simply by checking a box saying they are u.s. citizens when getting a driver's license. the people of arizona passed the bill into law kicking off a round of laws around the country intended to limit access to the polls, which is what makes today's ruling so very important. the arizona law was used as model legislation by the american legislative exchange council or alex who then pedalled it to other states. as of today these laws have essentially been ruled unconstitutional. more than a dozen states have pending

michael shure: this show is of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. 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. >> bill: 12 minutes before the top of the hour here. we're talking about the bradley manning trial. it started yesterday. finally. the government wants him convicted under the espionage act. thrown in jail for the rest of his life. bradley manning has already admitted to charges of releasing documents that would land him 20 years in prison. medea benjamin, cofounder of codepink and global exchange was in the courtroom yesterday. she's in studio with us this morning. before we get back to that, medea, i have to ask you you made a hell of a lot of news last week at the national defense university, president obama went over to give a much heralded national security speech. he was interrupted one two or three times by you. and you were

i'm michael shure. you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: fresh from a two-day g8 summit in northern ireland, president obama returned to germany today to deliver a speech. speaking of berlin's brandenberg gate president obama summoned the speech of jfk. >> obama: our fates are linked and we cannot ignore those who are yearning for freedom and prosperity, and peace with justice depends on our ability to secure both the our society and the openness that defines them. now threats to freedom don't rely ce from the outside. th can erge from within. >> michaelhe wenwithhe ite shirt o,hich thought was nice in 28 mor tha200,00 rms ocked t s then candide obama spe i the city. he described himself as a fellow citizen of the world. but today many are frustrated that now president and nobel peace prize winner barack obama seems powerless. news of our government surveillance and internet communications through prism is the stuff of nazi nightmares. germany was the most monitored eu country. he defe

i'm michael shure. you're in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: the bell has rung on round two of the gun debate, and both sides are now coming out swinging. in one corner the newtown familiar list mayor michael bloomberg, and fightin' joe biden. in the other, the senators that voted down the gun bill in april. six months after newtown, the victim's families were back on capitol hill hoping to win this next round. >> it's kind of amazing to think this friday will be six months. it has been the longest six months of my entire life but also the shortest. getting to this six-month mark it also -- we are committed to seeing this through for all of the changes that help eliminate the causes of gun violence. >> and we're not going away. this mother's heart break that i carry, this life sentence that i have, no one should ever bare this burden, and i'm incredibly grateful for those people that are still here fighting this good fight. >> michael: and that includes nancy pelosi who met with the familie

bob sheefer is on that michael shure loves.s set in his ways but here he ruled himself to be pro establishment. >> i like people who are willing to stand up to the government. as a reporter it's my job to do that from time to time. some of the people i admire most are in the government. men and women who led the civil rights movement, rosa parks, martin luther king jr. they are true heroes. i'mi'm not ready to put edward joe den in that category. i don't remember rosa parks and martin luther king jr. running off to hide in china. theythat's a little different than putting the nation's security at risk and running away. >> cenk: oh, edward snowden is not martin luther king jr. you win. we already knew that. that's apples and oranges and in a different part that have commentary he knows a lot of people in government and he likes a lot of people in government. but bob, that's the problem, you know those guys too well. you think these are my buttedies. don't reveal information about them. and i think you totally lost traffic of cha

i'm michael shure. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: we lost a great progressive leader today. new jersey senator frank lautenberg died this morning at the age of 89. he eel be remembered for fighting to protect women's health, lbgt rights and victims of gun violences. we'll be responsible for prohibiting people with come mesic violence convictions from gets guns, and he is one of the last world war ii officers in the senate. >> we have some pretty good fights between us over time. battles on philosophy and the role of government but never was senator lautenberg to be underestimated. as an advocate for the causes he believed in, and as an adversary in the political word >> michael: christie's decision about who should replace him won't be easy. there are conflicting state laws about when christie can appoint someone and how long they can serve. "washington post" reporter aaron blake blake, aaron welcome back inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> aaron, senator lautenberg was known for his li

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. >> stephanie: yahoo. happy monday, everybody. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-12 toll free from anywhere. the rude pundit coming up as usual. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number. >> that's usually in hour three. >> stephanie: our unusual on monday. listen, just because i got here seconds ago is no reason -- >> okay. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: stephaniemiller.com the web site. you can e-mail us all there executive producer, chris lavoie, voice deity jim ward. self morning shows start at 6:00 a.m. pacific standard time. you can tell the oh [ bleep ] crowd because we're fighting each other to get in the building first and get our security badges together and all of that stuff. it does look like that scen

i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> the nsa controversy continues on with the debate over whether the benefits of government surveillance thwarting terrorism are worth the costs of our privacy. president obama gave an interview on pbs with charlie rose. >> obama: even though we have all of these systems of checks and balances congress is overseeing it, federal courts are overseeing it, despite all of that the public may not fully know, and that can make the public nervous. i have asked the intelligence community to see how much we can declassify without further compromising the program. >> charlie rose did an exceptional job in that interview with the president. but there are still lingering questions. today nsa director keith alexander followed this line of inquiry and defended his agency's tactics. >> in recent years these programs together with other intelligence have protected the u.s. and our allies from terrorist threats across the globe to include helping prevent the t

i'm michael shure, "the war room" begins now. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: the nsa controversy continuesdivide washington and the american people. but today the program got a vigorous defense from none over than the fbi. director robert moller called the nsa program legal. he said had the program had been in place before the september 11th attacks, they could have been derailed. and after the boston bombings, it was used to track the friend of a bombers. and what would happen to edward snowden, the individual who leaked the classified documents. >> as for the individual who leaked the classified disclosures. these disclosures have caused an significant danger to our safety. we'll take all necessary steps to hold the person responsible for these disclosures. >> michael: peter king went further. on fox news yesterday he called for the prosecution not only of snowden but the reporter who leaked the story robert greenwald. >> in this case, when you have someone who discloses secrets like this and threatens to release more, then legal action should be taken. this is an unusual case with life

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (cenk) it's go time! it's go time! it's go time! go time. you know what time it is. go time! it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? oh, then it's go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. it's go time! >> john: on wtf alaska we look at the state's education system which editorial project rated at 47th in america, but others have rated as high as 46. now alaskans are just proud they're in the top 50. in a hearing the state's house education committee tea party members express fears that national education standard called the common core are anti-america and are quote

i'm michael shure. here is a trivia question.mes does the house of representatives voted to repeal obamacare since 2010? your answer? 37 every time how many republicans voted yes on the repeal? every single one be of them here are two of thoseed a row cates. michael grim and bill cassidy of of. >> we must repeal this burden some law which is hurting our economy. >> mandating 16 million more americans get put on medicaid is not healthcare, it's a way around state budget. it is the illusion of coverage for patients. let's repeal this law. >> michael: way to stick to your conconvictions, it's a photo presenting a check to a staten island check that comes from obamacare funds. and representative cassidy right there in the middle cutting a ribbon to a high school clinic funded by boom obamacare money. hypocrites much? they are requesting obamacare money even if they stomp on its merits and advocate it's repeal. lee fang, always great to have you here. >> good to be here. >> this is fantastic. you found a letter from john cornyn, a sen

i am michael shure. ♪ theme ♪ >> today was a historic day in our long struggle to allow everyone an equalt at life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. the supreme court issued a pair of major victories for gay rights. first it struck down the defense of marriage act or doma ruling that allows same sex couples saying they are entitled to federal benefits. it declined to decide on the prop eight case, allowing same-sex marriage in california. let's take a closer look at that first ruling on thoma. the court struck down the federal law in a 5-4 decision. this case was brought by 84-year-old edie windsor who married her wife in canada after 42 years together. their home state of new york recognized the union but under doma, the federal government did not. they told their story in a documentary, a very long engagement. >> just couldn't take it anymore. i called an old friend of mine and said please take my case. somebody brought cia over, and we ended up dancing and we immediately just fit. our bodies fit. that feeling of attraction stays the same. each one of us in fact looks different tha

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> stephanie: i know. i came in and verizon -- government tapping your verizon records? just me? oh everybody. >> on an on-going basis! >> stephanie: i just assume because i'm that fascinating. six minutes -- >> they have nothing better to do. >> your telephone calls are not fascinating. >> what ya doing? >> stephanie: what you thinking of? why have you been so distant? that's just you. i'm working! leave me alone. 1-800-steph-12 toll free from anywhere. we have a big show coming up. we got all of our inappropriate michael douglas jokes out of the way before the show. so that's good and his inappropriate comments about -- never mind. i was

ana, michael shure, and jayar jackson.lieve he went to rates of pregnancy are low in a rape. >> i can believe it, because conservatives continuously fall into that trap. i don't know why they would do it. especially considering the blowback that they get as a result of that, but this is an ongoing thing within the republican party. it's part of the reason why they lost in the last election. it shows how out of touch they are. women do not want applications getting involved with their reproductive rights and violating their reproductive rights. i like this. i want them to continue. it is out of touch. women do not like it, and it is just going to basically do his party a disservice. >> cenk: everybody remembers todd aiken. let show the clip. this cost the republicans the senate seat. >> from what i understand from doctors it's it a legitimate rape the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down. let's assume that that didn't work or something-- >> cenk: michael, the memo was sent by the republicans. do not ever talk

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ music ] >> intrastating across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: senator claire mccaskill endorses hillary in 2016. don't you think you should decide until hillary decides she is going to return and until 2015 to talk about 2016? oh, my god. not time for another presidential campaign yet. good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, wednesday june 19th. this is the full court press. we are coming to you live right here on current tv and on your local progressive talk radio station. i am just getting organized here this morning and on sirius xm this hour only. coming to you live with the

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: well after yesterday's battle in the united states senate, the score is: women senators: 1; pentagon: zero. maybe it was 99 top zero. it was a rout. happy wednesday. it is wednesday, june 5th here you are with us on the full court press. you are part of the full"full-court press." you make it happen wherever you happen to be in this great land of ours? >> whether you are listening on your local progressive talk radio station. tune in as a loyal follower of that station and this program, whether you are listening on siriu

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldan border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are 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 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? alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ music ] >> this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv >> bill: how about it? 26 minutes after the hour bill press here and all of you out there, thank you so much for joining us. talking about syria i know it says a lot about the way this all came down. president obama didn't touch. he had a big sports team over on friday he had the big celebration for the lgb. community because this is gay pride month. never said anything about syria. he let ben rhodes handle it. this was not something he wanted to do. >> dan: i would assume he will bring it up at the g8 today. >> bill: he has to talk about it. i think he has to

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> bill: 26 minutes after the hour. "full court press" here on a thursday morning. june 20. so, here you go. you know, you know what this -- here's what i think this is all about. everybody wants to be a backseat driver. right? so with this, robotic cars, everybody can be a backseat driver. you're sitting there and you just say pass that dumb car. pass that bus. i love it. then you trust that robot to like look behind and make sure you can pass that thing. there's nobody coming up ahead. it's not a double yellow stripe or something and there's no 18-wheeler bearing down on you? right. i'm going to trust it. fly to the moon. >> we're on twi

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: okay. how do we do on the science test? daniel stone from national geographic is going to help us out on that. right now we're talking about the massive overkill, if you will, to the immigration bill. it will pass and then come out of the senate with maybe 75 votes. kim is calling from california. hi, kim. >> caller: hey good morning, the most intelligent man on the planet. [ laughter ] >> bill: oh, my god, save the tape. >> caller: you are. i mean you can't beat that. >> bill: thank you. >> caller: what is it with the illegals? do we only have mexican illegals? what about the porta ricans the cam bodians, the canadians

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldborder and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> you see, women are a lot like "saturday night live" sketches lots of them are awful some are decent and a few are pretty good. but then there's that one. that one woman who's as amazingly perfect asthmassive head wound harry. for me, that woman is -- >> stephanie miller. >> stephanie: oh, thank you. >> sweetest thing anyone has ever said about you. massive head wound harry. >> i to under that article from wired magazine from last year. about the utah data center. under construction by contractors of top secret clearances, the blandly named utah clearance center is being built for the national security agency. it is final piece of the puzzle assembled over the

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and we have to

this is the war room, i'm michael shure. >> michael: tough times for house speaker john boehner. this is what a rebellion sounds like at the u.s. house of representatives. >> the yays are 1 5. the nays are 234, the bill is not passed. >> michael: that's a bill despite speaker john boehner's support. a test that he clearly failed. boehner faced an up-hill battle trying to obscure enougher republican votes. 52 republicans defies boehner by killing the vote. if the senate can get it's act together on immigration, all eyes will be on boehner as the bill could head to the house very soon. it turns out that the senate is, in fact, going to get it's act together on immigration. a new plan with a catchy name. border surge with a support of both parties. bob corker and john hoeven of north dakota, wrote the new agreement in hopes of softening g.o.p. opposition. the republican colleagues argue that the original gang of eight proposal didn't do enough to supremesecure the border at mexico. this new border surge deal calls for 20,000 new border patrol agents, doubling the agency. here's bob

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. (adam)the sierra nevada mountains in northern california are home to some of the most pristine wilderness in the u.s., including yosemite and sequoia national parks. but in recent years, the sierras have also become one of the biggest marijuana growing regions in the world. the dense forest provides great camouflage for growers and is difficult to navigate by land. but by air authorities scan the rugged

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldat the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> that's it, man game over, man! game over. hal: that was a -- i think that was michael savage. jacki: was it? hal: no. with us on the line right now is representative mark at takano. hello, representative, good to have you with us. >> good morning hall. good to be with you. hal: certainly a historic day yesterday, i'd love to hear your take on where we are where we find ourselves and where we're headed. >> well, where we are is all californians who want to be in same-sex marriages can do so, and the federal governments will now recognize those marriages not only in california, but wherever same-sex marriages are legal. hal: right. again,

i'm michael shure. you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: edward snowden is now missing after he failed to show up for his scheduled flight for moscow to cuba this morning and now the hunt is on for the nsa leaker. the reporter who broke the story called it a global white bronco moment. but the president the government is on his trail. >> obama: we'll following all of the appropriate legal channels and working with various other countries to make sure rule of law is observed. >> michael: snowden is thought to still be in moscow after leaving hong kong on sunday. he decided to flee that country, after meeting with his lawyers. his attorney said snowden was upset to learn if he stayed in hong kong he could spend years in prison with no access to his computer. that's what upset him. before he missed his flight this morning, he was thought be headed tohead headed to ecuador. he wrote them a letter saying quote . . . today ecuador's foreign ministered expressed some sympathy for his cause. >

i'm in "the war room," and i'm michael shure. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: after last week's explosiveations in the "guardian" newspaper that the nsa clekts private call records from phone companies, the race was on to find out who outed that information. >> my name is edward snowden, i'm 29 years old. i work for booz allen hamilton as a infrastructure analyst for nsa in hawaii. >> booz allen is one of the most profitable companies in this country, and has just one client. the u.s. government. it earned $1.3 billion for intelligence work. snowed den who rose to his position without even completing high school was one of thousands of employees there with top-secret clearance. to naught in perspective, twice as many people have access as has lived in the entire city of washington, d.c. it's more people than live in hawaii, maine, or new hampshire, and a third of those don't actually work for the government at all. they work for private contractors. snowden said he thought people needed to know. >> any analyst at anytime can target anyone. i sitting at my desk certainly had the authoritie

i'm michael shure, you are in "the war room." >> michael: this has, indeed been a historic week. the supreme court announced major decisions on gay rights and the voting right act: we want to start tonight with a big step backyards for women's rights. all thanks to texas' cowboy boots in cheap governor rick perry. democratic senator wendy davis filibustered the bill for 11 hours, then the visitors shouted so loudly that the senate couldn't even vote. perry claimed that abortion clinics were protesting the bill because they're just in it for the money. >> if the abortion industry decide the expense of running clean, safe facility outweigh the money they could make, that's entirely their problem. >> michael: a decision that's already been made for them. just like this bill would do for women. perry also reconveneed the senate for another emergency session in july. the emergency being that they didn't pass this law. and he can keep on doing that, reconvening the state senate according to state law. today wendy davis responded on cbs news. >> no one knew for sure whether the governor

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level,

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with awar

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. 33 minutes after the hour here. it is a wednesday morning. june 26th. by the way less we forget, we have a new united states senator from massachusetts. his name is ed markey. big win last night up in the bay state. you know, so much of those polls that gabrielle gomez released. he was only three points behind. the drudge report took that and ran with it. it is neck and neck -- no, it wasn't. it never was. markey beat him by 10 points solidly. ed markey, great guy. he will be a great united states senator from massachusetts. right now we're tal

he's michael shure and his arena is the war >> these republicans in congress that think the world endsthe atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, here we go. 33 minutes after the hour. it is monday, june 24. so good to see you today. and we want to talk a little sports here. the ultimate sports event of the day, of course, is the marathon. the marathon that one man is running. his name is edward snowden. it is more than a marathon. more than 26 miles. he started in hong kong. made his way to moscow. he was supposed to leave moscow today for cuba. just bringing you up to date on this. 20 some journalists rushed to buy tickets on that flight so they could be on the plane with edward s

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. >> bill: all right. 33 minutes after the hour now. on a thursday. june 27. it is the "full court press." and we're celebrating the supreme court's big -- two big decisions yesterday. on marriage equality. coming to you live from our nation's capital brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their international president leo gerard. the united steelworkers, north america's largest industrial union representing 1.2 million active and retired members. weigh in on what the supreme court ruling means to you at 1-866-55-press.

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." the reports are that the washington redskins have hired frank luntz's pr firm for their poor image problem. tiel pierce wrote: that's hilarious, tiel but i think they'll come up with a way to make native americans and other americans who don't like the name redskins seem like they're the real racist. if you have a comment for the show tweet us or post it on our facebook page. we got one. we're joined once again by the great dave zirin author of "how politics have turned the sports world upside down" and he has been on every tv show. >> but this is my favorite. >> john: and great to have you here for the

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: the texas house approved a law monday that bans abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy and imposes strict regulations, regulations that could force 42 of the state's 47 abortion clinics to close. it still has to clear the senate, but it might have been easy to miss one of the saddest ill informed women on the planet take the floor. it all happened when senator thompson called forrepresentative thompson spoke and another congresswoman spoke in and said not necessary. in the emergency room they have what's called rape kits where a woman can get cleaned out. i'm joined again by our esteemed panel alexis rick and dee dee. this woman said has she n

>> no, and if michael shure is watching and if he's wondering if he's allowed to back to chick-fil-a, is no. >> dan kathy, the ceo of chick-fil-a tweeted sad day for our nation. founding fathers would be ashamed of our generation to abandon wisdom of the ages as the cornerstone of strong society. they promptly deleted that tweet, and chick-fil-a said it wasn't consistent with what the rest of the company is saying. i think it's pretty consistent. >> most people are not going to be going to chick-fil-a if they don't feel that way. the antithesis of that is i got an e-mail from my child's school. the head master of my child's school sending out an e-mail saying we're thrilled about this decision. and congratulations to everybody. i thought, you know what? how far we've come, and ahow amazing the principal of the school was sending out a letter of congratulations on this decision. >> also los angeles. >> but opposed to chick-fil-a my line was in line at in and out, and mentioned something about her wife. the guy helping her said, i'm happy for you. you must be having a great day. my cous

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks." we've got the panel here. it's a little fiery, some agreement and some disagreement. we're talking about the nsa scandal, and edward snowden is the leaker, and he showed us what they're doing to our phones, our internet as well, not only is ana kasparian, ben mankiewicz, and jayar jackson is here. but lindsay is here with author of "blow my cover: my life as a c.i.a. spy." here is clapper, head of the nsa. let's hear what he had to say. >> this is literally gut wrenching to see this happen because of the huge great damage that it does to our intelligence capabilities. so the notion that we're trolling t

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he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk to "the young turks." "the young turks" canals be seen on the"youngturks".com. i snuck that in there. first, the n.r.a. took a shot, and joe manchin with this. >> i'm joe manchin. i approved this ad. i'll always defend west virginia. >> that was joe manchin's commitment, but now he is working with president obama and new york mayor michael bloomberg. tell him to honor his commitment to the second amendment. cenk: he led the effort to get universal background checks, which were not even universal. they're mad at him. how dare you do something incredibly small. this is how they intimidate people but not joe man thin. you know what he's

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk: we're back on "the young turks." president obama would like some change you can believe in. we've had climate change and he goes no, we're going to fight against climate change. giving an important speech at georgetown university about it. watch. obama: 97% of scientists, some originally disputing the data have now put that to rest, they've acknowledged the planet is warming and human activity is contributing to it. the question now is weather we will have the courage to act before it's too late. how we answer will have a profound impact on the world that we leave behind, not just to you but to your children and grandchildren. as a p

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. >> i think it's brilliant. (vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >> i know this stuff, and i l

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldborder and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ ♪ don't let it get away ♪ >> welcome back to the "stephanie miller show." i'm hal sparks filling in for steph and the mooks while they are away on vacation. stephanie of course is on a -- i think she is stationary biking her way up a hill right now. >> it's tough, but it can happen. >> if anybody can get to the top of a hill on a stationary bike, it's stephanie miller. and of course chris lavoie is -- i guess -- he is awake watching the show right now. don't ruin what i have created, and jim, is still asleep. jim will be asleep until 4:00 this afternoon. i'm sure of it. >> probably. >> yeah, some of his other personalities are up -- i'm

he's michael shure and his arena is the war% room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome to the only tv show that has an entire segment devoted to glen greenwald and paula deen. paula deen's backlash she's received has been increasing like the big bang. before her interview with "the today show," she lost endorsements from food network and smithfield foods. what a difference a day makes. today, the list includes diabetes drugmaker nor disk, cesar's entertainment dropped her restaurants and target and walmart. it is a special circle of hell when walmart says you're too tacky for them. i'm here with paul mecurio and rick ungar and rick overton. let's jump into the fire that has been blazing in the kitchen of

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." on social media i asked if plan b being available to any girls will encourage promiscuity or responsibility? promiscuity means anybody getting more than you. peter wrote yes because obviously since the dawn of time, teenagers have held off from having sex until a new contraceptive came on the market. if you have a comment, tweet us or post it on our facebook page. rejoining me now is the power panel, thurston, elayne boosler and lee. yesterday, the obama administration announced they would no longer impose age limits for girls seeking the so-called morning after pill. there are no limits on the pil

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: today, the president unveiled an ambitious climate change plan in a speech at georgetown university. thed administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution including -- setting the goal of having the federal government consuming 20% of all its electricity from renewal source within the next seven years. as we've discussed, the president said no keystone pipeline without protections. >> obama: in our national interest, will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. >> john: i'm joined by our esteemed panel of basil smikle, richard socarides and dea