Show Notes for Monday, May 20, 2013

Posted on May 20, 2013 • 0 Comments

rudepundit2• The Rude Pundit calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about the craziness of Rep. Louie Goehmert and about the GOP trying to hurt Hillary Clinton

• Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about the GOP’s desperation to pin SOMETHING scandalous on President Obama

• President Barack Obama’s team emerged on Sunday to defend his handling of revelations that the IRS had targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, as senior Republicans conceded they lacked evidence — so far — that the president directed the abuses.

• The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

• A vast area of the central U.S. was warned to prepare for storms on Monday, after tornadoes killed one and injured 21 in Oklahoma and also hit Iowa and Kansas.

• Lottery officials confirmed early Sunday that the one winning PowerBall ticket for the estimated $590.5 million prize was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla.

• Taylor Swift not only took home the most trophies — eight – from last night’s Billboard Music Awards but also the night’s biggest honors: Top Artist and Billboard 200 Album of the Year for her mega-hit “Red.”

Retired FBI agent on the pressure cooker and the victories of law enforcement

Posted on April 17, 2013

Stephanie Miller gets an inside look into the process of terror investigations from retired FBI agent Chris Kerr. He tells Stephanie that he’s surprised this kind of attack didn’t happen sooner after 9/11 and that it shows the “victories of various law enforcement agencies.” Stephanie asks if the pressure cooker implies anything. Kerr responds that it’s tempting to say it’s “a lone wolf or an unsophisticated group of people,” but a sophisticated group could have used this device to “throw investigators off the trail.”

http://current.com/shows/talking-liberally/videos/retired-fbi-agent-on-whats-next-for-boston/

Stephanie tackles the issue of gun control with NRA member

Posted on April 15, 2013

Stephanie Miller listens to what caller Tim from Illinois, who is an NRA member, has to say about the issue of gun control. Tim doesn’t like that “gun ‘control’ has been changed into gun ‘safety legislation,’” and he compares this with putting lipstick on a pig, saying, “It’s still gun control.” Stephanie tells him that “nobody wants to take away all the guns,” but Tim says he knows anti-gun people who want to ban all guns. The two do agree on one thing — even Tim acknowledges that there are some sensible regulations.

http://current.com/shows/talking-liberally/videos/stephanie-miller-tackles-issue-of-gun-control-with-nra-member/