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Aaron sorkin makes it matter and count. >> well said. the washington portrayed is far from the west wing in the 90s. the new shows are violent in the case of house of cards and scandal or comedic in the case of veep. so whats changed? whats changed about reality? ted johnson senior editor and alicia quarrels. thank you both for joining us. this is part fun. let me ask you, ted. a friend of mine that makes movies said years ago you cant do a movie about politics. it has to be called a thriller. b...

0 right now. its fascinating the whole thing. i have never seen a guy like cruz. i think he makes rand paul seem tame. but this idea of basically jamming the other house, attacking them, forcing them -- well, without doing anything really himself except talk. >> well, it is remarkable to watch. and at least now you see the congressman doing it, you see many other republicans doing it. but its well past the hour where this type of stuff needs to be confronted. and we need to have a fight inside t...

That, three lawmakers on capitol hill, john mccain, dianne feinstein and carl levin come out and right this letter slamming this movie which is unprecedented with a movie that is just about to be released. the studio is very much thinking that it stepped into a much larger debate that predates the movie that has to do with the role of torture in the hunt for osama bin laden and in the war on terror. and theyve kind of fallen into this great debate going on between the cia and lawmakers on capito...

And tribulations are having a huge influence on hollywood. unlike what weve seen in decades. making the news, politically charged films like "lincoln," django unchained and zero dark thirty. joining, ted johnson. how are you doing, ted? >> good morning. very good. >> its been a political year at the box office. its interesting to me because politicians seem to be so unpopular. why is hollywood suddenly so in love with politics? >> well, in fact, you would always seem to believe -- you would almo...

Obama campaign to turn out those younger voters. the polls show they certainly favor him by a pretty significant margin but obviously the challenge is to actually get them out and vote. >> variety magazine politics editor ted johnson. good to see you. thank you. todays tweet of the day comes from someone clearly fed up with the election. the actress who plays donna on nbcs park and recreation tweets i cannot wait for this election to be over so i can be annoyed by regular commercials. #if i se...

>> really. >> i didnt write the question, man. i promise. i didnt write the question. >> yes he did. >> i think the best answer is as little as possible. >> most serious question of all. honey, boo boo, or snooki? >> im kind of a snooki fan. >> look, i mean look how tiny shes gotten. shes lost weight and she is energetic. i mean just her spark plug personality is kind of fun. >> im joined now by "variety" magazine politics editor ted johnson. thax for getting up so early. >> thank you for having...

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>> freedom of protest and these people have robbed our country yet apparently were the criminals. >> what were they mad about? they were mad about the ceo compensation package and man you will be too. and then there is a pastor. >> the second you see your son dropping that wrist, you go over there and crack that wrist. >> a reporter confronted pastor smith. you wont believe what he has to say. we have michael hastings, and well talk about whether the c.i.a. bomb threat is for real, sho...

people have robbed our country yet apparently were the criminals. >> what were they mad about? they were mad about the ceo compensation package and, man you will be too. and then there is a pastor. >> the second you see your son dropping that wrist, you go over there and crack that wrist. >> a reporter confronted pastor smith. you wont believe what he has to say. we have michael hastings, and well talk about whether the c.i.a. bomb threat is for real, shouldshould we be scared or not? ...

Directors and creators. and it is, he will undoubtedly be confronted on this issue. >> ted johnson, thank you so much. greatly appreciate your time. up next, rick santorums late night endorsement of mitt romney is being called tepid, low key. what do you think? was it convincing? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn