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It is great we express ourselves differently. if we were all the same, life would be boring. so get to know people who arent like you. youll appreciate what makes us different. the more you know. today the supreme court considered whether everyone has the right to get married. the court might overrule the defense of marriage act, the 96 law that limited marriage to heterosexuals. but you have to go back a little further to appreciate the courts struggle with marriage rights. let me tell you ab...

Thanks for being here. >> thank you, maria. >> hes talking to conservatives, but this is broadcast to a national audience. is this the kind of message that resonates with a lot of the country? >> i dont think so, i think hes a big fish in a little, teeny pond. hes basically speaking for all intents and purposes to the tea party faction of the republican party. you know, i did a thing yesterday with huff post live, a abby huntsman was the host. she said weve got to take the republican party back....

Haynes. we were talking about the air force veteran who was placed on the no-fly list, originally barred from returning to the middle east from visiting his ill mother. eventually allowed to fly back to the united states. after visiting his mother having his mother and sister tailed by the fbi, unable to leave the country when he went to the airport police were called, inform he couldnt get on the flight and as of now we still do not have any information from the government as to what charges ar...

The constitution. the question is not whether gay people should be married or not. the question is why is the government involved in our marriage? >> suddenly glenn beck is the voice of reason in this gop? it looks like republicans have a big problem. joining me now is abi huntsman host of huff post live. thanks for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> what is your reaction to justice scalias comments? >> you know, its really not all that surprising. im sure you remember the lawrence ...

Alicia menendez, host and producer for huff post live. bob, what will it take for the party to learn the lessons of this election? >> theyve got to get past the immediate crisis in terms of the fiscal cliff. no matter what is true, no matter what he says, john boehner is going to have to sound like hes resistant and putting up a fight but at the end of the day hes going to have to make a deal that is going to go by those term. and then were going to go on to the debt ceiling and if the republica...

And alicia menendez, host and producer of huff post live. alicia, let me start with you. so the republicans lost the election and now lawmakers are pushing the same kind of policy that caused their big disaster on election night. >> yeah. i mean, its pretty unbelievable. and at the same time, it makes sense. if you cant win the new coalition, if you cant win african-americans, hispanics, young americans, then you just stop them from voting. thats part of what were seeing in virginia. and when it...

Of sirius xm, the power and ryan grim from "the huffington post." thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> i want to talk about foxs role in pushing this scandal but, ryan, lets start with the big news tonight about susan rice meeting with the mccain tomorrow. what are you hearing? >> this was simply an unsustainable opposition. especially after the election for mccain, and graham to be standing in the way of an african-american woman who hasnt even been nominated yet simply becaus...

Decided to pick a single day for all americans to vote based on what was most convenient for what was then our largely agrarian society. times have changed a lot. my next guest says its long past time that we change the way that we vote, too. joining me from burbank, california is a board member of why tuesday.org and host at huff post live. hi, jacob, how are you? >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> so talk to me, why tuesday? >> oh, man. so the short answer is absolutely no good reason w...

Welcome back. president obama gets the first question at tonights debate and mitt romney will have the last word in the debate that 50 million americans may be watching. the stage is set for the highest of political drama. joining me now is abby huntsman, host and producer of huff post live. and she helped prep hillary clinton for the debates four years ago. thank you to you both for being here. >> great to be here. >> abby, whats the biggest danger for governor romney tonight? >> reverend, let ...

The vice presidents birthplace, which, of course, is a battleground state? >> well, theyre firing up both bases. supporters of the president are so put off by that which was said by governor romney, many supporters of governor romney, i have to tell you, because i took phone calls from them all week long are offering a hell yes. how is it playing with independents j. yesterday, susanne page had that front storytelling us independents not surprisingly are breaking against romney for those comment...