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let's go to "newsweek."if you've got that up on your computer. >> i do indeed. >> bill: those of you on current tv can see it here on the screen. "newsweek" with president obama following up on the same-sex marriage announcement looking very saintly with a halo, rainbow halo -- ow or as tina calls it, a galo over his head. >> this being the first gay president building on the fact that president clinton was called the first black president. fair? >> it almost doesn't matter because again, it is just to sell issues. i don't think that there's anybody out there who -- i think there are a lot of people throughout who believe that obama is a muslim or is a socialist. there's -- does it help him or hurt him. i think it energizes the base, the progressive base a little bit. who's in support of same-sex marriage and i think does it hurt him on the right? i don't know. i don't know if that matters. >> bill: margaret? >> i think ten years ago even if you made a humorous reference to american president being gay that

when did "the national enquirer" purchase newsweek."tely going to go under for this newsweek. canceling my subscription asap." >> their audience wants not necessarily totally balanced but this is a bit extreme i would say. >> they're looking to evoke and they want to sell. >> abby you mean this is too far into the corner of obama? i'm serious. >> just a little bit, obviously. >> you don't like it? >> the first law of "newsweek" covers is there's no such thing as bad publicity. >> they like it, we're sitting here talking about the cover of their magazine. >> of course. and tina brown, the newish editor of "newsweek," one of her skills is extremely provocative covers and she's been doing it for decades and various magazines she edited at "the new yorker" and others, it's very hard, sales are not exactly -- >> "time" is getting buzz for the latest cover. >> it's like a tabloid? >> it's not a tabloid but a way to break through the clutter of the media and it's not easy if you're "newsweek." >> "newsweek" is basically a partisan magazine int

will the editor of "newsweek" go to hell? bernie goldberg with some >> bill: impact segment tonight, gay marriage still impacting president obama this week on the cover of "newsweek." the president's pictured with a halo and the label the first gay president. inside the magazine he is proponent of gay marriage. joining us from miami with reaction the purveyor of bernard goldberg.com, mr. goldberg. so, you know, these people have to sell magazines. "time" last week had the mother with the, you know, 32-year-old son breast feeding or whatever it was. i didn't quite understand it now we have, i guess, tina brown, the editor of "newsweek" has canonized barack obama by passing the vatican and you say? >> well, i say as a business decision, a desperate business decision, i understand it. you put barack obama on the cover, give him a multicolored halo and maybe you will sell a few copies at the news stand. as a journalistic decision it's down right embarrassing. i mean, liberals make fun of conservatives when we say the media is try

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will the editor of "newsweek" go to hell? bernie goldberg with some thoughts in just a few moments. ♪ ♪ why do you whisper, green grass? ♪ [ all ] shh! ♪ why tell the trees what ain't so? ♪ [ male announcer ] dow solutions use vibration reduction technology to help reduce track noise so trains move quieter througurban areas all over the world. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything. [ all ] shh! [ male announcer ] solutionism. the new optimism. g. male announcer ] solutionism. every bite goes above and beyond the call of deliciousness. that's a big 10-4 kosher. with no fillers, by-products, artificial flavors or colors. hebrew national. the better-than-a-hot dog- hot dog. >> bill: impact segment tonight, gay marriage still impacting president obama this week on the cover of "newsweek." the president's pictured with a halo and the label the first gay president. inside the magazine he is proponent of gay marriage. joining us from miami with reaction the purveyor of bernard goldberg.com, mr. g

you know what did you think about the newsweek saying the first gay president? >> colorful reaction to newsweek's controversial cover today featuring president obama with what they're calling a rainbow halo. he is the first sitting president to publicly support gay marriage. this comes after time came out with a cover with a woman breast-feeding a toddler. >> it's designed to get people to talking about it. >> reporter: a recent gallop poll shows the majority of americans now support same-sex marriage, 53%. among 18 to 34-year-olds it jumps to 70%. some don't agree with this portrayal like terry lindsay who says it's offensive. >> why would they put this in the magazine? i don't think it would hurt him. i mean you know the man has a wife and kids. >> reporter: political consultant randy shandobil doesn't think it will hurt the president either. he says if anything it may feel a tax on the press. >> there are already many critics of the main street media who accuse it of a liberal bias. showing the president of the united states with a halo over his head certainl

ps, newsweek still exists. a little too on the nose. i am done talking now. >> have a great night, everyone. ♪♪ turks guess what kind of show we have for you tonight? you guessed it: awesome. the sharks are in the water attacking president obama. >> to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in? >> my pledge to cut the deficit in. >> those attacks might be working. fairly devastating numbers for you guys in just a little bit. plus newsweek academy obama might be the first gay president since he was so good on gay rights. well, they might be wrong. there might have actually been a gay president. >> always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally. >> not him. another president. only one way to find out. stay right here. finally, you know this gentleman will be on this program tonight. >> jaw-dropping secrets for a chance at romance. >> did you know he is a former mayor, political pundit on the young turks in just a moment. what the does he think of the world? only one way to

the cover of "newsweek" is raising a few eyebrows. take a look. it has a picture of president obama with a multicolored halo over his head, perhaps the rainbow sim billion for gay pride describing him as, quote, the first gay president. last week the president made history by publicly backing same-sex marriage. this afternoon, president will be in new york attending a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender event. hosted by singer ricky martin. guests paying up to $35,000 apiece to attend. >>> "newsweek" has a history of walkers with their covers. >>> he's a father, husband, former police officer and most recently an fbi agent specializing in corporate terrorism. now he's also missing. find out why everyone is so worried, after the break. he specialized in counterterrorism. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat!

you know what did you think about the newsweek saying the first gay president? >> colorful reaction to newsweek's controversial cover today featuring president obama with what they're calling a rainbow halo. he is the first sitting president to publicly support gay marriage. this comes after time came out with a cover with a woman breast-feeding a toddler. >> it's designed to get people to talking about it. >> reporter: a recent gallop poll shows the majority of americans now support same-sex marriage, 53%. among 18 to 34-year-olds it jumps to 70%. some don't agree with this portrayal like terry lindsay who says it's offensive. >> why would they put this in the magazine? i don't think it would hurt him. i mean you know the man has a wife and kids. >> reporter: political consultant randy shandobil doesn't think it will hurt the president either. he says if anything it may feel a tax on the press. >> there are already many critics of the main street media who accuse it of a liberal bias. showing the president of the united states with a halo over his head certainl

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"newsweek" also bringing the debate with this cover.s head calling him the first gay president. directing me now is the director for the center of politics at the university of virginia. hi, larry. >> how are you? >> i know your mantra. any day those economies aren't talking about the economy is a wasted day. are they wasting lots of days these days? >> well, they are wasting days. they are getti inting off the interstate highway and traveling on subsidiary roads. some of paved. gay marriage is paved. it's a legitimate controversy. some of them are dirt roads that have nothing to do with anything. there are a lot of days. there are six months left until the election. believe me, they will have to talk about the economy most of the time because the candidates really don't run the campaign, the voters do. that's always a shock to people. they really do have the most influence on what's discussed. >> let me run this by you. i just had a conversation with our cnn contributors who claim voters don't want to hear stories on the economy. they

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"newsweek" magazine's cover story on same-sex marriage is stirring talk. the cover shows president obama with a rainbow halo declaring him the first gay president. that magazine hit newsstands today, five days after the president declared he is personally in favor of same-sex marriage. the article is written by a prominent political writer and an outspoken member of the gay community andrew sullivan. the story delves into president obama's past -- >>> it is likely president obama will discuss same-sex marriage when he appears on "the view" tomorrow 10:00 right here on abc7. >>> pedal power happening now. sky 7 hd is live in san francisco where you can see word's best are competing in the amgen tour of california. you are looking at the -- the second stage just got underway. wayne freedman is live at the starting line at the marina green. hi wayne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. seven minutes ago right here it was bicycle heaven this was the center of the universe for anybody who likes biking or racing. here's how it looked a few moments ago from

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of course newsweek didn't do it. and they have some interesting evidence.he supreme court, first michael shore, a gay or not gay. >> impossible to say ridiculous we are talking being it. he was a bachelor president, which does not make him a gay president. of the 43 people who have been president, we have had one who was a bachelor. and just because of that doesn't mean that he was gay. >> wrong. i believe james buchanan was gay. but you know what? we have a significant disagreement here so let me bring in a very special moderator. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry. jerry. josh jerry. >> all right. please, don't get up. >> all right. okay. here is what women going to do present evidence? >> okay. >> you are going to help us decide? >> i will help you decide. >> i want to be able to counter. >> you won't be able to do that. >> ridiculous evidence. >> a letter from the 15th president of the united states to a friend. i am now solitary and alone, he says, having no companion in the house with me. i have gone awooing to several gentlemen but have not succeeded with an

this kind of controversial "newsweek" cover. we'll get into that in just a second.shock value with that cover. >> oh, yeah. >>> also this morning, we've heard about distracted driving. how about distracted walking. people texting and walking into traffic has become such a hazard that it's now against the law in one new jersey city. but is this crackdown a bit out of step? see, that's interesting. i don't know how i feel about that. oh, i love this video. >> this is great video. everyone remembers -- >> that's my favorite video. she deserves a ticket. >> yes. >> i don't know if everybody deserves a ticket. >> the mall fountain. that's got to be the most embarrassing thing ever. >> that's a ticket. >> oh, man. poor lady. >> caught on tape. >>> later this half hour, too, how jessica simpson's latest tweet has now turned into a -- wow -- turned into a major headline. this tweet does not have 140 characters, but it does tell a story worth a thousand words. see what we mean coming up later in "the skinny." of course, this is jessica's first mother's day as a mommy. by the

"newsweek" magazine's cover story on same-sex marriage is stirring talk. the cover shows president obama with a rainbow halo declaring him the first gay president. that magazine hit newsstands today, five days after the president declared he is personally in favor of same-sex marriage. the article is written by a prominent political writer and an outspoken member of the gay community andrew sullivan. the story delves into president obama's past -- >>> it is likely president obama will discuss same-sex marriage when he appears on "the view" tomorrow 10:00 right here on abc7. >>> pedal power happening now. sky 7 hd is live in san francisco where you can see word's best are competing in the amgen tour of california. you are looking at the -- the second stage just got underway. wayne freedman is live at the starting line at the marina green. hi wayne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. seven minutes ago right here it was bicycle heaven this was the center of the universe for anybody who likes biking or racing. here's how it looked a few moments ago from

"newsweek" says he's in the white house right now. provocative cover?fect way to get into our discussions which are always provocative. we shut them down and them they come back the next week. that's how it works around here. lc, and that's quite an image and a label who just one week ago was officially opposed to same sex marriage. he said he was evolving on it. lz, is he the first gay president? >> you know, it's a provocative cover, but i have no idea what they are supposed to mean by that headline. if they are saying as far as a president supporting gay rights, ford supported gay rights. if they mean actual gay presidents, historians are pegging washington and lincoln. the cover is provocative. >> i think i get it. i haven't read the article. i haven't read the "newsweek" article yet because it hasn't been released. i think i get what they mean. we call bill clinton the first black president. >> you might call him that. >> that's what people say. judging what andrew sullivan said about gay kids who are bullied, because of what president obama said,

i think "newsweek" is reducing the gay identity to camp. expecting chris christie to be our first female president because he's an emotional eater or something. it's ridiculous. >> he's not president yet. thank god. >> and there's still talk about vp. this could be another discussion. and then there's kentucky senator rand paul. take a listen. >> the president recently weighed in on marriage and, you know, he said his views were evolving on marriage. call me cynical but i wasn't sure that his views on marriage could get any gayer. >> anyone offended here or is this just kind of obvious political feeder? keith? >> i don't know whether to be offended or just to feel sorry for him. it just seems like a stupid remark, the idea that, again, this whole stereotypical assumption you have to be gay to support gay rights. you would think somebody like rand paul a united states senator, would know better than that, but i think it's part of the whole pattern of the republican party to have complete disregard for the lgbt community, for not understandin

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while the image was shocking, derek is a lot more interested in the "newsweek" cover story and says yoube, too. >> that "newsweek" cover from last week had this roly-poly infant rocking the super-sized fries and a desperate cry for help. but it's what's inside that magazine that got me thinking as journalist and author gary tubbs asked tough questions, like how come after decades of desperate efforts by everybody from the first lady on down, we're still so fat and getting fatter? well, tubbs, who's written whole books on this says contrary to what the government says, all calories are not created equal, that it's the refined sugars in grains jacking up our insulin levels which in turn controls the accumulation. fat. exercise, great for the heart, but sorry, mrs. obama, a 3-mile run barely burns a snicker's bar worth of calories. none of this is new but tubbs makes a convincing case it ought to be at the center of our fight against flab. his prescription is simple. almost no sugar and a lot less bread, pasta and potatoes. look, i love sugar. in fact, i once did a whole commentary on the

the cover the latest "newsweek" gives the title to president obama days after he states his support for same-sex marriage. on the campaign trail this week, both sides are working to shift voters' focus to another heated issue. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> 6:00 right now on this monday, may 14, 2012. it is a little bit dreary out there. we have some rain in the area. got to get through this to get to the beautiful part of our forecast. we'll let you know when that hits. good morning. >> i'm sarah simmons. i'm will thomas. welcome, tucker barnes and welcome some wit weather. it will stick around a while, huh? >> couple of days worth of rain here starting this morning. it will be here for your iepg commute, tomorrow morning's commute and tomorrow's evening commute. >> like a house guest that stayed too long. >> get the unwanted house get before your weekend. and than they're out of there and you get to party. >> let's do it. here is a look at your radar. shower activity moving generally south and west of the city. that is where the heaviest rain has been overnig

and weeks later "newsweek" magazine, that had carried the report that the koran had been flushed down the toilet at guantanamo, found out the truth, and the truth was it hadn't. it had not happen. it did not exist. and they ran a little thing in "newsweek" that said, oh, to the extent our article was inaccurate, we're sorry. well, sorry? they're dead. i mean, the basic lead in the news business is if it bleeds it leads. and general casey, he tried to get some positive news stories in iraq, and the papers weren't carrying positive stories. they were putting generators in hospitals and generators in schools and the stock market was open and they had a lot of free press. sew said my gosh, there ought to be some stories. sew hired some people to write accurate stories, not lies, accurate stories. got them in the press. once it was found out in the united states that that was going on, the congress went crazy, he shouldn't be doing that, that's a violation of freedom of speech, and bango, it stopped. we could no longer put accurate stories in. i bet if i ask the people in the united states

"newsweek" says he's in the white house right now.tive cover and a perfect way to get into our discussion with cnn contributors will cain and lz granderson. is he the first gay president? >> you know, it's a provocative cover, but i -- i have no idea what they are supposed to mean by that headline. i mean, if they are saying, you know, as far as a president supporting gay rights, you know, gerald ford supported gay rights before president clinton did and if they mean an actual gay president, historians are looking at the letters of george washington and abraham lincoln and pegging those two guys as being gay presidents, so i'm not sure what they meant by that, but the cover at least is provocative. >> yeah, i think -- i think i get it. i haven't read the article. i read what andrew sullivan wrote in "the daily beast" earlier in the week which was a very eloquent and heart-felt article. i haven't read the "newsweek" article yet because it hasn't been released. i think i get what they mean. it's kind of like we called bill clinton the f

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newsweek magazine is celebrating president obama's endorsement of gay marriage. the cover of this week's issue features the president with a rainbow-colored halo above his head. the image accompanies the cover story titled "the first gay president." the author makes the argument mister obama has much in common with the gay community. "he had to discover his black identity and then reconcile it with his white family... just as gays discover their homosexual identity and then have to reconcile it with their heterosexual family." police in mexico are investigating a horrific crime scene...where 49 bodies were found in garbage bags...piled high on a road-side. the bodies were found yesterday in cadereyta, near the city of monterrey, and only about 80 miles southwest of mcallen texas. officials say all victims, 43 men and six women, were decapitated and dismembered. a message written on a nearby wall appeared to refer to the zetas drug cartel. but officials say, they won't rule out the possibilty the victims could be immigrants. this region which shares a border with

no, supporting gay marriage does not make you gay but the cover of "newsweek" today appoints president obama the new -- excuse me, the first gay president. the photo shows president obama with a rain bow-colored halo over his head and refers to the article written by andrew sullivan. an excerpt shows sullivan defending the president's announcement of support of gay marriage as the culmination of three years of policy and not an election year stunt. >> tony morrison called president bill clinton the first black president back in 1998. >>> mitt romney may expect to have an advantage once he shifts the focus back to jobs and the economy and away from the issue of gay marriage but the obama campaign is out with a hard-hitting new ad that focuses on mitt romney's time with bing capital. the two minute spot is set to air today in five battleground states. iowa, virginia colorado, and ohio. it is online now. you can see it if you don't live in those states it features former employees of steel who lost their jobs, pensions and health insurance as bain capital ran the company into bankruptcy a

. >> time magazine stole the show last week but this week is newsweek's turn. the cover shows president obama under a rainbow halo. the caption reads the first k president. attend a fund-raiser hosted by ricky martin. he is scheduled to take an appearance on the view and will deliver a commencement address this afternoon. same-sex marriage was the focus at churches across the country yesterday including many in the bay area. at one east bay church pastor made it part of his sermon despite risking alienation of more conservative parishioners. >> it was impossible in my mind to be committed to equality justice and freedom for all without meaning everybody. that is what i shared with my congregation >> absolutely fabulous. to name the issue within the black community is so important >> i'm glad he let it be known that he approved it >> the rev. says it is important to acknowledge the right of individual americans to make their own decisions >> more than 100 members of a search crews are looking for an fbi agent who may be suicidal. he was last seen by his family t

this week is at newsweek. it shows president obama under a rainbow halo. the caption reads the first k president. the cover story marx's announcement that he supports the rights of same-sex couples to marry. a new cbs poll shows that 25 33% say that same-sex couples should have no legal recognition. some same-sex marriage was the focus of churches across the country yesterday. at one east bay church pastor made it part of his sermon despite risking alienation of more conservative parishioners >> it was impossible in my mind to be committed to equality justice and freedom for all without meaning all for everybody. that is what i shared >> absolutely fabulous. to name the issue within the black community is so important. >> i'm glad he let it be known that he approved of the two congregations >> the rev. says he felt it was important for him to comment on the issue. the president is likely to be talking about that again when he visits new york. he's scheduled to take an appearance on the view and then he will deliver the commencement address this afternoon.

. >> president's advisors are soaking in adulation, including the cover of the "newsweek" depicting him with a rainbow halo and hoping it pays dividend in liberal turn-out and campaign cash. including tonight's sold-out manhattan fundraiser sponsored by the lgbt leadership council and headlineed by sing ericy martin. >> we have never gone wrong when we expand right and responsibilities to everybody. >> it doesn't weaken families. it strengthens families. >> in new york, the president faced an -- theyed an interview airing tomorrow on "the view." friendly forum to make his case. some top democrats say he was planning to reveal his position to ladies of the view until joe biden sped up the timetable. >> bret: bret? >> live on the north lawn. thank you. postal service says it is stalling plans to close 600 urban and sur burr been a branch offices and satellite station. last week, the agency decided to halt the shutdown of rural post offices saying they can remain open with shorter hours. >> still ahead, uptate on the wisconsin for recall. up next, gruesome discovery in mexico. does your ph

government and newsweek also reports that he slammed close ties to israel but hedged his criticism toion in u.s. aid flowing annually to egypt. american tax dollars are funding a haven for islamic fundamental lism. here is with more reaction is liz cheney. there was few of this that saw this coming. we saw the president's handling of this. i predicted specifically all of this would happen. now it's happening. the question is, how is it possible that i got this right, a few of this saw this coming but the president with all the intelligence he has didn't see this coming? >> there is an election tomorrow. we'll see what happens. there may have to be a runoff in june. the man that you profiled here clearly is trying to sell himself as moderate. he is clearly not a moderate. he helped found a violent islamic terrorist organization. turnout is going to be important tomorrow. we've seen that the egyptians are on the verge of having what could be their first truly democratic presidential election. unfortunately you have a situation where many of the liberal moderates, many of whom that were

this is coming from "newsweek."y general eric holder and the justice department of selective prosecution, basically staying away from awful the large wall street firms it contends because eric holder has ties to those law firms. a big story, minutes away. there are also this morning concerns of multiple al-qaida plots in the works. even as the cia breaks up another one. an underwear bomb, this time confiscate ned yemen according to these reports. it is similar to the device worn by the christmas day bomber back in 2009 and there wasn't any metal in this one. the thinking is that would allowed it to get through airport security. that is the tip of the iceberg on this one, folks and that's how we start a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. no americans were ever in danger, congressman michelle bachmann telling us last hour she does not necessarily believe that that is the case. >> the threat level is probably higher than ever before and would he need to make sure we are

in 1961 he became the bureau chief of newsweek magazine. after phil gramm, kay graham's husband died, she heard that bradley might be leaving or thinking of leaving. she wanted to keep him, so she had them out to lunch. she said she would give her left arm to have them at the paper. the first thing he wanted to do was remove the agendas from the post's reporting. he wrote a memo to a reporter. i have to read it and sends word because it's so much better than mine. he wrote a memo to a former correspondent. in it he laid out what he was trying to do. >> we're not trying to make this paper platter. we're trying to make it fairer. what you interpret as an effort to remove flavor and individuality and allusion is an effort to remove the veiled stand, the editorial phrases that make your position clear while they cloud the news. the "washington post" and the loser. we want player, audacity and a flashing quality. you have those qualities. they are valued. we are talking about something entirely different. individuality at well-being above all. p