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>> brian: spitzer -- all right. spitzer ratings are indication. >> kimberly: coming to current tv. we'll see if we hear from miss hunter. that is it for "the five." thank you for watching an spending time for us. see you back here tomorrow. ♪ ♪ (birds chirping) at earthjustice, we defend the environment in the courtroom. join o fight. when you take a seat, you take a stand. earthjustice. because the earth needs a good lawyer. >>> welcome to "red eye." i'm andy levy filling in for greg put felled who is ordering steak sandwiches. let's go to michael moynahan for a pre game report. what is coming up on tonight's show? >> mayor michael bloomburg wants to ban large sodas and sugary drinks. the mayor's office confirms the the -- that he is the worst person in american history. and do you want to live in a world where mike tyson isn't on twitter? and a manhattan high school student collects a $400 bet after sleeping with his 26-year-old teacher. in

direct line to eliot spitzer. join debate now. >> disturbing new statistics released reveal in the first 155 days of this year, 154 active duty u.s. soldiers committed suicide. >> that's nearly one a day. as horrific as this number is it is made worse by the haunting residesation that more soldiers have taken their lives in this year than lost them on the battlefield. the number of suesized represents an 18% increase over the same period last year. here to help explain it and understand these troubling statistics are john salts who served two tours and dr. stein zanakus with 28 years of active duty experience and a founder for the center of translational medicine. thank you both for your time. john, let me begin with you. make sense of this, why you have been there on the field of battle. what do you think explains this uptick, this surge this horrifying set of data? >> i was actually at a loss when i saw this article. we had done better. we are seeing more suicides, you know, since 2006 forward, mostly because of

you'll be here next week sitting in for eliot spitzer. >> what about governor spitzer's staff.rnor, he makes me feel like a mental before picture ad for a gym. he's so smart. it's like the hulk and loki. >> joy: he's very smart. thank you, john. >> great seeing you. >> joy: stay here to catch john in "the war room" a few moments from now. that's it for me. until my new show launches right here on current tv. just enough to slap some sense in those swing state voters. this has actually been a lot of fun. have a wonderful weekend. thanks, ev

elliot spitzer is on his second or third television program. maybe the way to get on tv these days, to host your own show, is to get on -- caught up in a sex scandal and make a real band -- a rebound. what do you make of these guys coming back? >> if your a person in public life and you are a disgrace, you want to make a comeback. normally, that begins with somebody saying, i want to do something to help people. i want to do something to help the lepers in the third world. i want to do something to help abandoned wives in india. there are billions of great causes, but most people do not want to go to those places and deal with them. they want to talk about them, because that is what they do. tavis: i think we just went back up to new york where you are with elliot spitzer. i thought the idiom was at "don't mess with texas." what are you doing writing a book about taxes? >> that is the interesting thing. texas is so self aware. i come from ohio and no one there would ever say that. it is part of the fascinating thing about texas that people in t

i want to you say and watch eliot spitzer and "viewpoint." i want to take a moment and say mom, happy birthday. i love you. have a good weekend, everybody. [ music ] >> eliot: good evening, i'm eliot spitzer, and this is "viewpoint." it was a bad end to a bad week for president obama. it started last friday's dismal jobs report and continued with tuesday's recall defeat as governor scott walker held his seat in wisconsin and an unforced error during the news conference on the economy. >> obama: the most important thing we can do is make sure we have a strong robust recovery. the private sector is doing fine fine. >> eliot: he's rivals were first to pounce john boehner. >> president obama, take it from me, the private sector is not doing well. >> then g.o.p. mitt romney. >> romney: he said the private sector is doing fine. he said the private sector is doing fine. an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who is out of touch. >> eliot: mr. obama then tiled back his comments a few hours later. >> obama: the economy is

. >> good evening, i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." as if the drone war against islamic villains wasn't enough there were stories leaked drone strikes, gutting al-qaeda leadership violate both u. and international law and the pentagon will unleash a mini drone small enough for individual soldiers to deploy. it will be enough to take out an individual without killing the people around him. but fear of collateral damage as the pentagon calls additional casualties did not stop president obama in the death of tribal bleeder number two. leon panetta at a conference in india. >> we have made clear to the pakistanis that the united states of america is going to defend ourselves against those who would attack us. >> cenk: according to the times the drone strikes that are devastatingal quite from a kill list approved by the president. military-age men who die in the strikes are considered combatant combatants and not civilians under the logic that anyone killed in proximity to the terrorist must be an terrorist. >> it seems to be a pattern that

i am eliot spitzer. this is viewpoint.ling lawsuits in florida, voter suppression or ensuring dem democracy. graphic evidence of the obama stimulus package actually worked. a democratic strategist warped the president risks an impossible. he embraces a clear vote for the future. we start tonight in florida. republican governor rick scott has launched a pre-election purge of non-citizens from the voting list. the justice department demanded an end for possible violation of the voting rights and national voter registration act but governor scott insisted it was legal andnesses. >> we know we have almost 100 individuals that have registered to vote that are non-u.s. citizens. over 50 of them have voted in earlier elections. i have an obligation to enforce the lauds of our land. you don't get to vote in florida if you are a non-u.s. citizens. >> florida is suing the department of home land security for access to a database to find more indelible voters. the justice department said it will ask a federal court to stop florida's

[ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint."y didn't lay a glove on this matter him. they might well is the him an invitation to their next fundraiser. they had jamie dimon in their grasp to supposedly learn how the biggest bank lost $4 billion or $5 billion, but it didn't get much more than a smile, a quick response and a glib apology. >> we let a lot of people down and we are very sorry for it. >> eliot: thanks jamie that means a whole lot. the committee didn't learn much about how the loss took place or how a supposed hands-on ceo like dimon lost so much. dimon insisted he had been misled when he called reports of a big lost a tempest in a tea pot last april. >> when i made a statement i was dead wrong. i had called inacio, and i spoke to risk officers, and i was assured and i have a right to rely on them that they thought this was a small isolated issue and that it wasn't a big problem. >> eliot: no one asked him about reports that he looked at weeks before that statement or he could not possibly have known the trade posed a

eliot spitzer is next. good night. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang sitting in for eliot spitzer, and this is "viewpoint." last week you enjoyed joy behar for a full week in the same spot. this week you're stuck with me. i'm not as fun as joy but i'll stick in the cord kardashian in every show this week. in with justice kagan recusing herself. the court voted unanimously to uphold a provision in the immigration law. that requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop if there is suspicion they're in the country illegally. it's called the "show me your papers provision" as it's sometimes called but sounds funny when said in a german accent. it would require immigrants to carry immigration papers, make it a state crime for illegal immigrants to seek or work or hold a job. that will cause a crash to the economy. president obama said while he's pleased those particular provisions were struck down, quote, i remain concerned about the practical impact of the remain

he is pretty much universally loathed. >> i would not argue with that. >> i guess spitzer was, too. >itzer story has a flair with a much hotter chick. >> she should come back with wiener, they could have their own show. edwards and wiener could have their own show. >> i started thinking of the person i feel worse is matthews. >> he was supposed to play at the wedding. but then again, there is still time because there is you and rielle and good friend of hers. >> i want hooty and blow fish. >> they are available. >> do you really want dave matthews at your wedding. those port-a-potties can take so much. >> you said none of this worries you, they are bunch of overzealous nerds. have you ever heard of miles dyson. >> he was more evil than nerdish >> this would not end well. if john gibson were here, he would say obama should be impeached. >> do you remember? do you remember andy that on redeye, when we were doing this story, we were trying to get miles on the show but refused to acknowledge him by his actor's name. we said we wanted him as the character, miles. that he was an adjacent st

eliot spitzer joins the new news network.tories in search of facts that inform. ♪ >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks." we got our clown of the day. today another republican, shocking. ron gould released an ad yesterday for his campaign in arizona's fourth district. in this ad he you literally shoots and kills obama-care. watch. >> government-run healthcare. we don't want it. we don't need it. we can't afford it. this is what i do to that law. pull. [gunfire] i'm ron gould and i approve this message because washington needs a straight shooter. >> cenk: there are so many things wrong with that ad. first, let's take a look at this gentleman. you have a police mustache. number two, flat top. get real. number three you're shooting at bill. number four, get serious gun-mentry herman cain did it jorge robles did it. and number five you're in arizona, that's where gabby giffords got shot. don't use a gun in your political ad to shoot things. that's

>>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv.ten, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there is a wild west quality to it that permits them to do whatever they wish. >>(narrator) and above all politically direct. >>facts are stubborn things. ♪ >> cenk: all right we've got a great power panel for you guys. we have dinobidala in new york city, and alexis garcia is here in los angeles, as you can tell, pga tv. president obama and air force one. he's coming out any moment. he's here in los angeles, why is anybody here in los angeles, raising money. my first question, are unions done? they gave it their best effort and they still lost. they got outspent. in fact, one of romney's stop advisers in florida teased them by sending out this tweet. pack it in, unions. it's over. there you saw president obama in l.a. my guess is he's not meeting with the unions but meeting with rich people. pack it in unions, it's over. and then sarah palin rubbed it in a little bit more by saying

i am eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint."resident obama and mitt romney took their battle to ohio today. the president tried to hit the reset button on his campaign with a tough speech that contrasted his vision for the economy with the g.o.p.'s. romney tried to freeze the president in place with a withering response that attacked mr. obama's performance in. mr. romney was saying: you haven't. >> he has been president for three and a half years, and talk it cheap. action speaks very loud. and if you want to see the results of his economic policies, look around ohio. look around the country. you will see a lot of people are hurting, and the policies the president put in place did not make america create more jobs. but. >> but are voters blaming president obama? according to the latest gallup poll 68% think his predecessor, president george w. bush bears responsibility for the economy compared to 52% who blame mr. obama. independent voters also blame bush more than obama by 67 to 51%. mr. romney added to the blame game today wi

>>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer."course, need to be answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. >> joy: joining me now is not only a very funny comedian but a very brave one because he agreed to spend one month trapped with meghan mccain while she smoked bought. their hilarious new book, "america, you sexy ." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> joy: was she smoking? >> no. >> joy: i know she is smokes because she told us on "the view." >> neither of us smoke pot very often. i've done it a handful of times and she has done it less than me. but she came out, and we did spoke during the trip. >> joy: you did? >> we were in new orleans. we were offered and we said absolutely. >> joy: you know it's against the law. >> i scuff law. i don't care. >> joy: and her father was this close to the presidency. >> i'm sure if he was the president, she wouldn't smoke pot. but he's not and she is. >> joy: maybe she is smokes pot because he's not the president. let's talk about the title "america, you sexy

>>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer."e answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. >> david: the credit goes to the man in the arena, not to the critic. profound words from teddy roosevelt, and relevant because of the vapid and superficial critiques we're hearing from mitt romney every day without any sensible alternatives, proposals or ideas to move us forward. yesterday romney told cbs news that he'd give the president's first term an "f" in attorney policy, really? an "f" a.m. obama eliminated osama bin laden. he decapitated the leadership of al-qaida, effectively used drone attacks, isolated major terrorist organizations and prevented any terrorist attacks on the u.s. soil. plus he navigated through the abandon spring with reasonable efficacy and created a principle basis for leaving afghanistan. now we learn that obama mounted a continuing and successful cyberwar attack on iran, thwarting their nuclear ambitions. an "f" you say? romney is running for office. he's supposed to slam his opponent. but when has r

is next. ♪ >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer, and this is "viewpoint."t's the most important election for the labor movement in decades. wisconsin republican govern scott walker became a hero to the right when he helped end collective bargaining rights for most public unions in his state. now he faces a recall election. with less than 12 hours than the polls are set to open the candidates are all but tied. walker in the lead with 50% of likely voters supporting him and mayor tom barrett is within the poll's margin of error with 47%. two weeks ago showed walker leading barrett by a comfortable 7%. the recall campaign that followed has sharply divided wisconsin voters. >> you have situation where is neighbors don't want to neighbors, and relatives don't want to talk to relatives because of this political civil war that scott walker has created. >> eliot: a political civil war that drew tens of thousands to the wisconsin statous to the arrest of a walker supporter in a rally last week. and for public service workers forces in and out of wisconsin have spent

>>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer." be answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. the new slogan should be "we own wall street." that's my view. >> eliot: george w. bush said it best. is our children learning requested well maybe not best but the sentiment was right. however, despite all the time politicians spend talking about the next generation, the culture in which our children are being raised may be thwarting their chances of success. this is especially true in the case of young men. here to shed light on the discover we're doing on you are next generation is the author of "swagger," mass joblessness and thug culture lisa bloom, thank you for joining us. wow, that is a terrifying title. it's grim out there. >> the first half of my book the wake-up call for parents about how grim it is for boys today. i was surprised to find that boys are four times more likely to be expel from preschool. >> eliot: preschool, like pre-kindergarten? >> yes who knew anyone got kicked out of preschool. >> eliot: did i, but w

>>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix.t's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> joy: we're back with the great frank rich. frank, let's make up something for obama's camp. what should they go for? should it be the flip flopping? >> there are so many things. the flip flopping. as they've said to,new york magazine sending women back to the 50s contraception anti-gay rights. there is all of that. i feel based on the daisy ad and the effectiveness of that, the biggest thing is to play on fear. we know the romney pacs wanted to do one playing on the fears of jeremiah wright, that campaign. >> joy: yes, they did that, and they won't give it up. >> of course they will. i feel the people most find weird about romney is his our secrettive he is, mysterious he is. people don't know where he lives. he keeps his religion--you can't say mormonism without having a heart attack. it's a big part of his life. >> joy: 's big mormon. he's not a small mormon. >> no, his family is a f

>>here's how you can connect with "viewpoint with eliot spitzer."ions, of course, need to be answered. >>we will not settle for the easy answers. >> let's go out west and check with jennifer gran home. what's on the show tonight. >> we will take he will the audacity of governor rick scott and his defiance of the justice department with bill mccallum and ion san show. the michigan house through another grenade in the war on women. they passed in a committee what would be the most restrictive anti-choice bill in america. we will get the latest from planned parenthood on that. then i will dive into politics with our ol' pal, former pennsylvania governor ed randall. >> more viewpoint coming up. going to watch your show tonight. >>now let's get some real news. (vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >>you couldn't say it any more powerfully than that. >> current tv, on the roll. (vo)followed by humor and politics with a west coast edge. >>ah, thank you. >>it really is incredible. (vo)bill press and stepha

>>eliot spitzer takes on politics. mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. >> eliot: going gaffe-for-gaffe. pointing on the representative rival's word war. quote, the private assemblyter is doing fine. the republicans releasing two videos using those comments as to paint the president as out of touch. the obama campaign sought to turn the tables, seizing on seeming policy proposals that romney offered up at a campaign stop in iowa on friday. >> romney: he says we need more fireman, teachers and--did he not get the message of wisconsin? the american people. it's time to cut back on government and help the american people. >> eliot: even wisconsin 's own governor, scott walker refused >> i know in our state we back up firefighters, teachers, that's not what i think of when i think of big government. >> eliot: it does not body well for romney when they agree that even ronald reagan would have have a tough time being nominated by today's republican party. j

thank you. >> eliot spitzer is up next with view point.itzer what do you have with us. >> a fascinating show. i have to add 1 thought to the stand your ground conversation. it's important to remember law enforcement officials opposed stand your ground laws for exactly the reasons you are talking about. the nra was for it. law enforcement opposed it. we knew this was going to happen. we are going to have a fascinating show. sue sides in the military, a growing crisis. what can be done about it? economic inequality in the nation. haw we do about it? john witt, the law of drones, an international law is it permissible because we are at war or is it law enforcement? fascinating conversation on all three three of those issues. >> sounds terrific. i can't wait as usually. >>> when we come back, larry craig wins our clown of the day again. now, why is white pants back in the news and why did he win? we will tell you when we turn. >> i am not gay. i never have been gay. hd

>>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv.ody somewhere can listen, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there is a wild west quality to it that permits them to do whatever they wish. >>(narrator) and above all politically direct. >>facts are stubborn things. street. >>the leadership of high finance you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade

but i'm john fugelsang sitting in for governor eliot spitzer and you're watching "viewpoint" on current congratulations. recommendation seem confident they can spin the supreme court decision upholding the affordable care act. >> telling that a victory for the obama administration means a middle class tax increase. that's exactly what this is. >> john: expect it's not. david axelrod the nice man who sends you all those e-mails that you don't read he doesn't agree with senator rubio. >> whatever you call it, whether you call it a mandate or a tax what it is is a penalty on the very few americans who don't--who can afford healthcare, end up in our emergency rooms get free care and we pay for it. >> john: despite that, g.o.p. leaders say they're ready to run on what they love to call obama-care. >> the obama-care law now having been sanctioned by the court is essentially sets up a big choice for the american people in november. >> john: and canter may have a point. 41% of adults thought the affordable care act was a bad idea compared to 35% who liked it although that gap may be closing. a

again talking with governor eliot spitzer here on the full-court press this morning. in washington and washington is just beside itself over these leaks. right right? two stories to the "new york times." one saying there is a list of who guessed stacked by the drones. the president, himself, signs off on any other that we are involved in some kind of cyber warfare called stuksnet. i hope we are. people here are not focusing on what the story said but who leaked the stories. >> right first of all, stulksnet had been out there. people knew about it. there had been rumors for a long time this was us and counter intelligence and i don't think there is anything that knew about the premises and the fundamental part of the article but then i think the kill list article which seemed to be sourced with a lot of you know inside information, republicans began to say, gee, the white house can't plant these stories that make the president look good. they wanted to go after the so-called leaks and shift the narrative. it's hard to disagree with the notion that if people are leaking

>>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv.mewhere can listen, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there is a wild west quality to it that permits them to do whatever they wish. >>(narrator) and above all politically direct. >>facts are stubborn things. [ music ] >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks." well, we hoped to have two debates. one is on environmental issues. for that i'll bring in jack burkman, founding president of the burke, burkman associates. good to have you back. look at this, james west has watch out, jack. here comes james west, a climate reporter. this should be interesting. first let me tell what you is happening. we have fires in new mexico. we have fires in colorado. and we've got floods in florida. let's show you some of the news. >> it was an epic soaking. some places inundated with over three inches of rain in just an hour. just south of mobile, alabama, a foot and a half of rain. look at this map, flood warnings and watches fr

"viewpoint" with eliot spitzer is next. ♪ [ theme music ] ♪ >>> good evening i'm eliot spitzer.s is "viewpoint." voters are warming to mitt romney, especially republican women. and cooling a bit to the president. the latest "washington post" abc news poll shows 52% of adults with a favorable impression of president obama compared to 41% for romney. but for the president that number is down 4% from a month ago, while romney's number has moved up 6%. the former massachusetts governor is getting a big boost from republican women. compared to fewer than three in five who favored him in april. >> we have job revolution. we need to have more jobs in massachusetts. more good jobs. that's the key to our future. >> there was that promise and hope that romney would deliver with jobs and grow the economy here in massachusetts, and that did not materialize. >> well what did materialize was young romney supporters there in force shouting down david axelrod when he launched an attack on the governor. >> you can shout down speakers my friends but it's hard to etch-a-sketch the truth away. >> g

(vo) an interview with the american jihadist on viewpoint with eliot spitzer. >> how could i really thinkttacking america? (vo) gavin newsom trying out google glasses. >>fascinating. (vo) jennifer granholm visited the obama campaign headquarters on the war room. next week, don't miss oliver stone on the gavin newsom show. ♪ unique. >> uh-huh. >> it's great to see you both on the same show. appearances? >> we have never done one. >> so this is a first. daytime. >> just getting you together. you have two kids now. >> yeah. >> and you are traveling all over the place. you have your own career 23andme. and it is growing and growing and growing. and what is it? >> 23andme is the ability for you to get access to all of your genetic information and learn about health and the ancestry that relates to you. find out if you are high-risk for something, high-risk for breast cancer, you might be genetically inclined to not respond to certain kinds of drugs. so common drugs, maybe you shouldn't take because they may not respond. so it's you learning all about you, and then there is an accessory compone

(vo) an interview with the american jihadist on viewpoint with eliot spitzer. >> how could i really thinkfraining from attacking america? (vo) gavin newsom trying out google glasses. >>fascinating. (vo) jennifer granholm visited the obama campaign headquarters on the war room. next week, don't miss oliver stone on the gavin newsom show. ♪ >>> you guys started your own foundation. what else? i mean obviously the parkinson's is front and center, what are your own passions as it relates to philanthropy? >> uh-huh. >> i think -- yeah -- wikipedia freedom of information, human rights, global freedom kinds of things. we just sponsored this -- the ozwell freedom form, where lots of human rights activists around the world get together and award prizes. i think it's an amazing time in terms of some freedom around the world. we just had the arab spring. the egyptian presidential elections going on as we speak or something. >> yeah. >> and i -- i do think that -- you know, i kind of talk before about how the internet is going to spread information, and be free and happy, but i think that's actually

tonight john fugelsang is filling on viewpoint with eliot spitzer.was mitt romney showing once again his fearless fear of taking a stand that helps make him all things to no people. desk top, lab top, ipad. iphone. >> pleasant your hearts. >> the big one. >> stephanie: all i know, the little flower is there and it means go to meeting. i love go to meeting. if you missed joy behar one week only... >>hey, time flies when you're having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be back. >>where are the lefties besides on current tv? >>joy behar is getting her own show coming to current tv this fall. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] broadcast across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is the bill press show. >> charlie rangel makes it back in. 82 years old, he won another primary. there is life and in good ol' charlie yet. hey, hello everybody. it is wednesday. here we go. wednesday, june 27th. so good to see you today. it's a big day here on the full-court press. every day is a big day around the full court press. it makes it bigger and better when you are here

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eliot spitzer is next for "viewpoint." what do you have for us?ng to stop buying new balance sneakers. i useed to wear them when i ran. i'll switch. consumers should do that. we have wisconsin coming up, an obviously a big day for that. we're watching that. and we'll talk about the politics of the moment and the arc of the history community and individualism in american politics. bill cohen about the latest outrages on wall street. good show. >> cenk: i thought the same thing about new balance sneakers. >> eliot: i didn't know you were a runner. >> cenk: i am, actually, it doesn't look like it. >> eliot: i didn't say that. >> cenk: when we come back republicans are running away from electric cars. we'll tell you why. for a good clean feeling. ♪ eat, drink, chew orbit! ♪ >> cenk: do you remember in the year 2000 when the prius was first released? the conservatives attacked saying, oh my god hybrids they'll never work. they said, quote not what the public wants. it will never deliver a profit. and demand has been weak. in fact, all the way into 2004

next, john fugelsang is filling on viewpoint with eliot spitzer. >>that was mitt romney showing once again his fearless fear of taking a stand that helps make him all things to no people. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. the airplanes are going to get from one part of the country to the other without any air traffic controllers. i mean this is ridiculous and mitt romney ought to know better. i stand with our public employees and cops and firefighters and their teachers? >>the dominoes are starting to fall. (vo) former two term governor, jennifer granholm, is politically direct on current tv >> what should women be doing? >> electing women to office. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: now we talk about political corruption on this show f

. ♪ ♪ >>(narrator) eliot spitzer is on current tv. to conclude that the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) independent unflinching, and above all politically direct. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. >> in the immortal words of mayor richard daley: they have attacked me. they have cruise crucified me. they have even criticized me. what do you say? hello, everybody. it is friday. ♪ alleluia. >> it's friday, june 8th. alleluia. >> boy do we love fridays. ♪alleluia. >> oh, my god. great to see you today. so good to get into the weekend, big chicago weekend for me. very, very excited about that. and a lot to talk about before we hop out to national airport and hop on united airlines to chicago. >> that's why it's good to see you today. glad you joined us to tackle the big stories of the day as we do every day here on the full court press on current tv on sirius satellite xm. this first hour together this morning, sadly, only the fir

. >> i was going the governor spitzer show last week -- [ bell chimes ] . >> -- and i said can we please it seemed like the democrats were really letting bennett hang in the wind. and debbie wasserman schultz went last week and last week the dnc wrote their first check -- >> little behind sexy liberal tour. we have given twice. we lapped you guys. >> it is great because this is going to be the future of organized labor. >> and please get my squeezy alert ready. hot actress anna chumsky, she needs to buy a vowel -- you remember her as a child store. >> of course. >> she is on chris lavoie's favorite knew show -- >> it is historically funny. >> this is the best thing she has ever done. >> she plays her chief of staff, right? >> yes. she is wonderful. she has done a lot of theater and it's really great to see her on the tv. >> she does a great job of keeping a lid on all of the panic that she feels underneath her. her character is just like everybody that rebecca and i call in dc. they are just -- >> tightly wound? >> yes. >> the vulnerability that the jack abrams of the world go for. >> we