i assure you i oppose nearly everything pat robertson says. 's a lunatic looking to gain attention and most importantly, donations to his foundation. robertson says his program reaches one million americans a day which is a shocking thing but -- >> he's a clan leader. >> there are a lot of people who listen to what he has to say is perhaps frightening and offensive to some, but it is true. why aren't more well-known christians coming out saying this is absolutely absurd? >> first, i think there's a track record with pat robertson saying so many ridiculous things, you get tired denouncing the guy. last year, don't forget, he did come out in favor of legalizing marijuana so maybe he's smoking a lot of marijuana, going on air and giving his opinions. we don't know. the truth is, the christian community had the same problems that i do in the muslim community where we have to stop being defined by our extremists. what i can share with my christian brothers and sisters, if you don't stand up against these people, you will be defined by the pat robert

that's because pat robertson, the televangelist did.get over it. men can't help but cheat. it was probably her fault anyway. >> he cheated on you. well, he's a man. okay. so what you do is begin to focus on why you married him in the first place. recognize also why males have a tendency have to wander a little bit and what you want to do is make the home so wonderful that he doesn't want to wander. >> okay. "outfront" tonight, political comedian, radio show host stephanie miller and wendy walsh, author i a new book. great to you have all us with. wendy, is there any part of what pat robertson that is right? >> well, no. actually, nothing except that i could say that men tend to want more sex than women do. now don't e-mail me, you guys. i know some women want more sex than men. they tend to. cheating is not the solution. in other words, more men are monogamous. more women are monogamous than cheaters. there are plenty -- men's sexuality is they need a little pipe cleaning every once in a while, erin. can you clean the pipes in all kinds

wendy, is there any part of what pat robertson that is right? >> well, no.y, nothing except that i could say that men tend to want more sex than women do. now don't e-mail me, you guys. i know some women want more sex than men. they tend to. cheating is not the solution. in other words, more men are monogamous. more women are monogamous than cheaters. there are plenty -- men's sexuality is they need a little pipe cleaning every once in a while, erin. can you clean the pipes in all kinds of ways without having to cheat. one-third of all content on the world is porn. i'll just say. that figure it out. >> 23% men and 19% women. for those of you out, there the stats are even. stephanie this is not the first time robertson said something offensive to most when it comes to relationships. here he is talking about how unattractive women can ruin a marriage as well as excusing david petraeus. >> the man is a far land and lonely. here's a good looking lady throwing herself at him. he's a man. it isn't just something to lie there, well, i'm married to him so he has to

. >>> plus controversial advice on adultery from pat robertson. >>> a murder convict shine the blink of an eye. >>> and a medical survey you want to hear about before diving into that swimming pool. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, may 17th. >>> very good day to you. i'm richard lui. the forecast today from washington is partly cloudy but when it comes to the political climate is white house is learning when it rains it pours. president obama came out swinging thursday while republicans hammer away at a trifecta of controversies. nbc's danielle leigh is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: richard, good morning. first up today, lawmakers are sure to express their outrage with steven miller, the former tax commissioner forced to resign, now on capitol hill today. in just a couple hours he's going to be testifying about what happened and how. senior white house budget official daniel wuerffel is taking over as the irs chief. he was appointed by president obama. >> it is just simply unacceptable for there to even be a hint of partisans

last night we were talking about pat robertson's latest comments because what not great about pat robertsont to the whole story, but we have the actual crunchy audio goodness. he was advising a woman who said she was having trouble forgiving her husband for cheating. and he is like blah blah blah. she is lucky he married the will da beast. >> exactly. >> stephanie: we'll be right back. >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." very very excited about that and very proud of that. beltway politics from inside the loop. we tackle the big issues from inside our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >> bill press opens current's morning news block. >> we'll do our best to carry the flag from six to nine every morning. >> think conservatives have a stranglehold on the morning news? bill press invites you to think again as he tackles the hot issues on capital hill and beyond. >> just bringing you exactly what's happening in politics today by people who have a lot of experience, who know what's going on and who know what they're talking about. i'll tell you what energizes

. >>> and advice from pat robertson on adultery. >>> and a murder conviction in the blink of an eye. >>> and becks goes out on top. >>> good morning. the forecast today for washington is partly cloudy. when it comes to the political climate, when it rains, it pours, the white house is learning. president obama came out swinging on thursday while republicans hammer away at a trifecta of problems. >> reporter: lawmakers are sure to show outrage when talking to steven miller today. he'll be on capitol hill testifying about what happened and how. senior white house budget official daniel weurfel takes over as the white house chief this morning. >> it's unacceptable for there to be a hint of partisanship or ideology when it comes to the application of our tax laws. >> reporter: the former agency boss forced to resign testifies before a committee today. meanwhile, the man at the head of the branch that targeted groups is now retiring. >> nothing resolves the bonds between the people and the government than the arrogance of power here in washington. that's what the american people are seein

>> bill: pat robertson yes. right pat robertson, to say again, put this in perspective now. >> so, like it or not males have a tendency to wander a little bit. >> yeah! >> make the home so wonderful that he doesn't want to wonder. >> yeah, honey. you need to make my home a better place that way i won't go out and sleep with someone else. >> bill: it's your fault. >> yeah, sweetheart! maybe you should try a little harder next time. try that on your wife, guys! who are listening and watching. >> bill: i want to know where in the bible pat robertson -- what does he base this latest nonsense on? all right. pat robertson, i don't know. life will would be a lot more boring without him. i'll be back with today's parting shot. >> 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

talking about today and we'll start with that controversial comment that was made by tv preacher pat robertsonin to robertson's show saying she wanted to forgive her man who had strayed. well robertson the viewers should focus why she married him in the first place. then there was this bombshell. >> recognize also males have a tendency to wander a little bit and what you want to do is to make a home so wonderful that he doesn't want to wander but think of the temptations out there, the internet is filled with pornography. >> oh, those poor men. that, of course, set off a firestorm of criticism not only from women, duh, but from other christian leaders that pointed out that robertson, maybe he forgot that, oh, that little commandment, thou shall not commit adultery. >>> now to lindsay lohan said to be packing on the pounds in rehab at the betty ford clinic. lohan has put on five pounds at least since doctors took away her add eadderall, a drug she w take to help attention deficit disorder. she's been put on new medication so she's complaining they are simply not working. >>> as you briefly hear

plus, controversial statements from pat robertson. are men wired to cheat?nd this dramatic subway rescue. a mother jumps on to the tracks to save that baby. >>> our third story "outfront." angelina jolie, the supreme court and your dna. she revealed she decided to get a double mastectomy after taking a genetic test. it turns out this test is really provided by only one company in the entire united states of america. that monopoly is creating a controversy going all the way to the supreme court. poppy harlow is "outfront" with an investigation. >> reporter: her announcement made headlines around the world. angelina jolie underwent a double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she had a mutated brca 1 gene, giving her an 87% chance of getting breast cancer. her news put this company front and center. it's not a big player in the big picture of big biotech companies. but it has patents on the brca-1 and 2 genes. when mutated, those genes are linked to an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. because of the patents, myriad has a monopoly on the test to

but those security cameras have some people worried, like pat robertson. sure what to think about it, security cameras so he went back to the bible. of course, the bible tells us all there is to know about cell phones, about same-sex marriage, and about security cameras. pierced sure >> bill: this is what the bible says when you can't buy or sell without the mark of the beast. you have to be part of that system >> bill: mark of the beast. >> a few and very very few can escape because right now, they can go down into the bush in the darkest africa and hunt you down p you say we want to feel security secure. secure from whom? i think the american people are more afraid of the over reach of big government than they are some occasional bomber. the bomber kills a few people. they still would rather have their freedom than to have big brother in constant surveillance. >> bill: right. who cares if a bomber blows up a few people? you know because those cameras, they can hunt us down in the bushes in the dark of africa. he is absolutely totally insane. pierced it's

what is interesting about that it is actually a better of pat robertson who actually proposed that to the council that was planning and how these plan funds would be spent. this has been included by the southern senators in order to promote the sale of european tobacco. >> you have some ads in hearing your book. do you inhale? >> well, what most people don't realize is that prior to cigarettes, especially turkish tobacco, it was not inhaled almost none of it was inhaled prior to 1900. there were a few cases known of cancer and that is because it was generally not inhaled and we have 100,000 cancer deaths every year. in the lung cancer epidemic is almost very hard to resolve due to the making of cigarettes being inhaled that is why they keep this precisely within this level. it is not inherently dangerous, but it's dangerous by design. >> is it more dangerous because of the filter? >> if anything, the filters make them slightly more dangerous and they are probably about the same hazard for a couple of reasons. a lot of it has to do with what the filter does. it actually produces the pa

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. >>> pat robertson is making waves with controversial comments about adultery and forgiveness. the television evangelist weighing in on why and how a wife should forgive her cheating husband and the answer provoking a lot of outrage. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> ask god's forgiveness. >> reporter: robertson's comments came during a viewer question segment on "the 700 club" his daily news and talk show which airs on local television stations nationwide. >> writes in and says, i've been trying to forgive my husband for cheating. >> reporter: after asking his co-host what she thought he then interjected -- >> stop talking about the cheating. he cheated on you. well, he's a man, okay. >> reporter: instead he suggested the viewer should try to focus on why she married her husband in the first place advising she'd try to fall in love with him. >> does he provide a home for you to live in, does he provide food for you to eat? >> reporter: but it was the way robertson ended his response that is setting off a firestorm. >> males have a tendency to wander a little bit. and what y

in one deposition they asked if pat robertson prayed for him. bob was the christian coalition's lawyer. >> i was shocked and appalled frankly even though i hope the deposition doesn't reveal that, you know, both political activity and religious activity specifically protected by the first amendment. >> when bob learned years later he had been promoted to an irs position he became concerned. >> he wshe was being promoted f what she had done at the federal election commission and now was going to be expected and what i was concerned about expected to replicate that at the irs now we know that's exactly what happened. >> lerner is represented by william w. taylor who is known for winning with dominic straws kahn in a high profile sexual assault case. >>> doug mcelway, thank you. >>> it is 43 minutes after the hour. we have information about the florida shoot-out police are talking to the man estranged wife. a bait and switch. you may have showed up for big bucks for quality liquor and served something else. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you enginee

. >> ted cruz, well educated guy, another well educated right wingers like pat robertson. higher educations when they get out of school for political purposes. >> this was not a distraction. that was ted cruz doing it. >> you have to watch this guy because there are a lot of demigods out there but not that many that's that smart. he's really, really smart so that makes him potentially dangerous. >> ted cruz violates my sense. you mention the name ted cruz to other senators, you just get titanics oceans of eye rolling. >> if there's bipartisan agreement on capitol hill, it's ted cruz is a bit of a jerk. well maybe not a bit of a jerk, he is a jerk. democrats don't like him but republicans really can't stand him. >> that would be senator mccain. so i'm not really sure, are they threatened by ted cruz? by the way, if it were republicans going after a hispanic, why do i think the charge of racism would be use when had the criticism came up? >> there is a threat. the bigger the conservative threat, the greater the liberal character assassination campaign. that one you can take

. >>> and advice from pat robertson on adultery. >>> and a murder conviction in the blink of an eye.s goes out on top. >>> good morning. the forecast today for washington is partly cloudy. when it comes to the political climate, when it rains, it pourhe

nonviolent mostly drug related charges you want to scandal well there's your scandal at the back pat robertson on yesterday's broadcast of the seven hundred club the televangelist offered. well less than helpful advice to a viewer who had a problem with a cheating husband take a look. at. the chaining he cheated on you will he's a man ok that's also why you are not males have a tendency to. wander a little bit and when you want to do is to make a home so wonderful that he doesn't want to but think that because that's exactly what everyone wrong woman wants to hear a guy representing morality right there now the very very ugly richard sheridan after. losing the election for dallas city council shared in left this unbelievably offensive and bigoted voicemail on the phone of a local magazine reporter david cole. take a listen but. i am extremely happy with the outcome here and showing my approach to the way that you sure are. cowards or the and or. our cowardly i don't think you have one. here i am here is just great here are your propaganda by the way i see you sure about it. but minimally here

pat robertson never has any explanation for when [overlapping speakers]. >> caller: but the religiousr way around. >> stephanie: that's right. let's go to dan in florida. >> caller: hello. yeah, i just wanted to comment about the caller who said, you know god is killing children because we're doing homosexuality. in the bible there is nothing about homosexuality. they only refer to beastiality. i believe in god, but i also believe in science. we're 750 million metric tons of poison into the air every day. >> stephanie: yeah, why can't we believe in god and science? >> absolutely. god is the ultimate scientist. but these people are any flat earth society. they are the same ones who undermine our sanctions against iran, you know [ inaudible ] on wall street, don't pay a dime in tax, you know what i mean? hedge fund managers? [ inaudible ] has been ripping us off since ronald reagan and they just keep -- you have got to be stupid. >> stephanie: yeah reverend jim wallace is so good on this topic. and a lot of christians are talking about it. about global warming in the context of religion

the process of going after the christian coalition an attorney asked what prayers were said by pat robertson. there is a suspicious miss lerner has been working to implement leftist policies throughout her government career. bill: go to the conclusion here and when you do that we have to be reminded this is in the context of an election. two of them, a mid-term in 2010 and a national election in 2012. >> reporter: you look at all that happened. i have come to the conclusion that a machinery of government was used to beat up on the president's oh own pents and support his supporters. the power and machinery of government was used. martha: republican congressman trey gowdy was the first person to raise the red flag yesterday over lois lerner's testimony. watch this. >> mr. issa, mr. cummings said we should run this like a courtroom. and i agree with him. she just testified. she just waived her right to amendment privilege. you don't get to tell your side of the story then have the right to the fifth amendment privilege. she waived her right to privilege and she ought to answer our questions. m

questioned oliver north then a senate candidate in virginia about that time, and about whether pat robertsonr him. skwraeufpls blat was the lawyer for the christian coalition listen up. >> i was appalled. and white hot over it even though i hope the deposition doesn't repeal that. yo rereveal that. both political activity and religious activity are specifically protected by the first amendment ufrpblts he says he later became concerned when he learned that lois lerner was appoint he to the i.r.s. in 2003. he believes his concerned were well-founded now. he believes the targeting of conservatives goes higher than her, that it's a part of the administration culture. he told me, quote it's not surprising when the goal is to defeat your enemies and your enemies are being demonized that the people within the organization actually do so. in contrast to that lerner rapidly approved an application for tax exempt status for a nonprofit charity run by president obama's half brother. the processing of that application took less than a month. jenna. jenna: doug mcelway, live in d.c. thank you. jon: a de

lawsuit is filed by the american center for law injustice, which was founded by televangelist pat robertsont to him tested positive for ricin. the poisonous toxin was sen to the an anti-gun campaign that he bank rolled. minor symptoms of exposure an conclusive reports are due out tomorrow. investigators are now in shreveport, louisiana where the mail was postmarked. >>> it's a stunning piece of evidence that can help the outcome in the jackson family lawsuit against concert promoter aeg live. the e-mail says michael jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray needed to get him in shape to perform on stage. we want to remain murray it is aeg, not mj, michael jackson, paying his salary. we obtained the deposition in december which was obtained in court this week. >> based on the assumption aeg is your company and mj is michael jackson. do you have an understanding of what that means? >> no, i don't understand it. we weren't paying his salary. >> so why would you write that? >> i have no idea. >> when you say his salary, what are you talking about? >> i don't know. >> dr. murray was convict

. >> stephanie: pat robertson said that's why that hurricane hit florida because of gay day at walt disneyly has gadar. >> gadar7,000. >> stephanie: caroline in -- except in minnesota that doesn't work there clearly because of the bachmanns. gadar doesn't function there. >> there is like a dome over minnesota. shields it from gadar. >> cell phone towers are block it. >> stephanie: carollen in madison, you're on "the stephanie miller show." >> caller: hi, stephanie hi, mooks. i love you guys. and you make me realize that i'm not completely insane when i wake up in the morning and realize the rest of the world -- >> stephanie: you probably are if you like us but that's okay. we make you care less. >> caller: i wanted to comment that on facebook, there was a picture posted of a little boy being rescued from the rubble yesterday. and everybody's comments on the picture was praise jesus. thank god. thank him with a capital "h." and i just wanted to know where were all of the thank yous to the rescue workers and to the teachers? not one person -- there were like 30 comments and every single one

. >>> growing criticism over pat robertson's comments about husbands who cheat.give her man who strayed. robertson said the viewer should focus on why her marriage and married man had strayed in the first place. advising she should try to fall in love with him again and then there was this bombshell. >> recognize, also, like it or not, males have a tendency to -- wander a little bit. you want to make a home so wonderful he doesn't want to wander. think of the temptations that are out there. the internet is filled with pornography. >> how about that? now, of course it's not the first time robertson made controversial comments. in january, he said that awful looking women can cause marriages to lose their spark. >>> okay. here is something you don't see every day. car floating in a swimming pool. a wrong way driver smashed through a fence. a fort lauderdale hotel, hit a parked car. the impact sent the parked car plunging into the hotel pool. there it is again. amazingly nobody was in the pool at the time. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused thi

you had pat robertson and his , aided in nobid that part by a 501c4 morton to the christian coalition the same time bill clinton used the leadership council on the other side of the political spectrum to build his base in the democratic party. so, you have this sort of evolving mix of politics and public policy that began in the 1980's and continued on until the present day. that is a good question. congress basically gave the treasury department no choice. you are quite right that when used theas enacted it word "exclusive" in describing the types of activities. in 1950 congress enacted a tax that provides for a tax on the unrelated business income of otherwise tax exempt organizations. this was a statutory change brought about by the fact that university law school began operating the macaroni company subsidiary.mpt congress enacted this rule that they canrwise undertake activities other than social where fair activities. they can do something that is purely commercial in nature. in order to recognize those conflicting statutes, the treasury department in 1959 drafted regulations st

. >> i wonder how pat robertson feels about that. >> stephanie: speaking of war what is it good for? there should be. arguably, to some degree, we're going to have support troops and all kinds of training, you know. guidance. guidance counselor type. still soldiers but they're there to stand back with their arms crossed and say is this an army? we're going to see a bunch of that. >> stephanie: support troops were just like nurturing and verbally supportive. just like moms at a swim meet. you're doing great. >> hal: all they have to do is be slightly better in a junglegym than al-qaeda is. >> stephanie: you know what? it's hard to have body strength like that. it's okay. get back up. you can do it! >> hal: wow. >> stephanie: all right. oh i'm doing in honor of minnesota. a little gay fact. reports are circulating that nintendo will remove a game glitch allowing male characters to marry and raise kids. >> a glitch? i would think that would be a feature. >> stephanie: according to them, it is a glitch. reports circulating a game feature allowing male characters to marry each other in th

joseph mcauliffe older brother, used to work for pat robertson's presidential campaign in 1988. arrested outside of an abortion clinic protesting about that time. so i looked into this story. kind of a fascinating tale of two brothers that go completely divergent paths but both get into politics. now, the story ends with his older brother actually becoming a democrat in the '90s and is now pro-choice on abortion. you can imagine the thanksgiving dinners throughout the '80s between the two mcauliffe boys who loved to debate. >> i'm sure. people evolve. that happens. mcauliffe who has never been shy to shy away from a debate, i'm sure that was very, very interesting. >> you can only imagine. here's where it comes full circle because mcauliffe -- terry mcauliffe has gone after cuccinelli calling him an extreme for the positions his brother once held. >> peter: oh, man. cuccinelli could easily turn that right back around. i'm very curious to see how this race turns out. >> it will be a fun one. especially as we get closer to the election day. >> peter: they're both two loud personal