>> and they have sent people out. the president is in no by do that is his first stop. they cut all the cocoanuts off of the trees because they do not like the possibility of a coconut falling on the president's head. those could be deadly. it very rarely happens, but it might happen senate want to make sure it does not happen. just in case, is there any things such as being to save? if it is the president of the united states, you cannot be too safe. >> i can just see him walking around in a helmet. >> that would be -- of the whole time of the presidential party, the reporters, the secret service, robert gives and the first lady, they are wearing football helmets. in lancaster pa., a central pennsylvania man has been arrested for shoplifting. kind of. what he saw was a pair of shoes -- stole it was a pair of shoes. how is he going to get out of the store and a pair of high heels? he put them on and walked out of the store. i think this kind has other things going on here. >> put that together with a helmet and you have a fashion statement. >> he was also wearing -- never mind. >> no, no, no. >> i was just making that up. >> did you ever have to much money? yes. a couple in candidates, they live in nova scotia. they are a retired couple. a couple of months ago, they won $11 million in the canadian lottery and they decided it was too much money. it was a burden and they did not know what to do with it, so they gave it all away. the may list of charities, hospitals, good causes, and gave it all away. it wanted to go back to the way that they were before they have their $11 million. >> they should have called us. that is a hell of a problem. >> i have a couple of ideas what to do with $11 million other than give it all away. >> we will be back to take another look at the political landscape here on this friday, november 5. ♪ >> dan, could you print out some facebook-twitter? >> yes, it is printing now. >> ok, good. >> i do not care, why should i? i made over $3.8 million in the worst bear market in history. you will not care either when you get my best selling book. >> ok, that is good. that is right. so, peter, um, shall we do this here? >> i think that we ought to. it can't hurt. is the first one grateful? host: yes. yes. >> and then bush on oprah? host: yes. >> any of obama talking to reporters yesterday? host: yes. november 18, huh? >> we have to do the tina fey. >> yes, sure. that is a lot of audio and we might be able to seek -- sneak in a caller to. but we do not need to do both tina fey's. which is the better one? >> i think that when she does the impression. host: is that the second one? >> that is the first one. host: ok. all right, back in 15. >> is the pot test mentioned there? -- podcast mentioned there? >> this is the bill press show. host: 12 minutes from the top of the hour. it is official. now, in washington state, george bush refuses to be a pundit. president obama bros a slippery at someone at the white house and we are back with tina fey. don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ host: a quick look at yesterday's show. larry was here from the university. they both have insights about the midterm elections. you don't want to miss any part of the show. if you have a podcast subscription, it will automatically download every day to your iphone. you can listen to the entire show commercial free and catch those interviews that you may have missed the day before because you were out of the car or away from home or what ever. go to the website. on the political front, 90 million people voted on tuesday. here is one that did not. bristol palin was too busy practicing her dance steps. she did not vote. >> she did not vote. >host: she did not even vote absentee. >> there is a joke about her abstaining, but i am not going to say it. host: not on c-span. you cannot say that joke. ank?do you thin you can't think latino voters. they make bashing immigrants and throwing everybody out and breaking up families and bring everybody back to mexico, and they go on the air in the congress and bash, bash, bash. they do nothing but-immigrants both legal and illegal. they pay the consequences. jerry brown got 64% of the latino vote. in nevada, where sharon angle said that they look like asians, harry reid walked away with 60% of the vote. speaking of george bush, he was on a 04 yesterday. she was trying to get him to opine on president obama. he would not bite. >> i want to treat my success of the way i would have been treated. i do not want to opine on every issue. he has a tough job. he will have plenty of critics and he does not need me criticizing him. >> know, we do not want any opining. washington state, it is now official. the good patty murray is in for another six years. >> i am grateful for this opportunity. i want to thank all of the voters. i want to thank those that were gracious and called me to congratulate me. i want to thank him and his family. i know what a sacrifice it is. >> that kid in the background. >> that was her opponent. >> the president had fun at the beer summit years ago and he will have another summit at the white house on november 18. >> i have already called mitch mcconnell, john boehner, harry reid and nancy pelosi and invited them to a meeting here at the white house in the first week of the lame-duck on november 18. this will be a meeting in which i want us to talk substantively. host: 1 reporter suggested that it could be a sort be a summit. -- a slurpee summit. steve is calling from boston. hello steve. >> i hope the democrats learned a lesson that they have to stop the republicans from framing the conversations. every time the republicans talk about health care, it is a job killing health care. i never hear a democrat. i have seen them on television panels and the talk and i never hear a democrat stop them and tell them that it is a life changing health care plan to when they talk about the failed stimulus program, i never hear them call it the job-creating tax cutting stimulus program. that is why this has worked against the democrats. it is nonsense. every time they talk about that, it has gotten so ingrained in the public. i have heard you get phone calls and i listen to talk radio all day. i hear all of these phone calls. >> let me tell you something. john boehner is one of the worst at those. he knows that the word is democratic. he still says democrat. i think i will reapply for my congressional pastor so i can correct in every time he says it. >> this is the bill press show. >> attention all u.s. taxpayers. if you owe more than $2,000 in past due taxes, we can help you. call 877-897 -- >> i think this is about issues. some of the comments that she made -- the line >> -- >> all right, here we go. it is one to be pretty tight here. i cannot read some of these on the air. >> you have mail, baby, a gap. -- yes. >> of this is the bill press show. a lot of the females in response to my column. this is called the american people do not get it. i said that american voters are fickle and dumb. said that he felt good about his wife and children and i called him an idiot and he is beside himself in despair. >> it is amazing that you would the mental americans because they do not agree with you and voted differently than you wish. that is the way that i see it. she tells bill to sit down and shut up. we will tell you when you can make a further is yet of yourself. -- edf of yourself. who knew that bill press was still alive? alive and kicking, man. announcer: it is the bill press show. host: ok, one down. who is doing the next hour? >> there it is. host: yes. a lot of calls. good. so, are you going to do a run? >> do you want a run? host: do i need it? >> is this what a producer really does? host: it is part of the job description. >> part of the job description. i shined shoes. host: what the hell are you doing calling this early in the morning? [applause] [laughter] it is not. [laughter] were you watching at the top of the show? are you kidding? you have to watch the beginning of the show. seriously, why were you in your office? -- why were you not in your office? oh, i see. it did to get some coffee? is that it? [laughter] yes, i have a few pair the next hour. we have been through too many elections. all right, i will see later. watch the beginning of the show. i will see you later. hey, that was brian lamb. he was not watching at the top of the show. he will go back and watch it on tape. how many times do we need him -- needle him? i think that he was afraid to watch the top of the show. >what is the update? illinois? right? we can use both of those in washington state. >> yes. host: ok. alaska. >> we did not get the audio. host: i like that. >> let's do it. host: yes. >> we could probably sneak some calls and. host: i would like to do elvis. >> let's do it. three minutes and we are back. host: 21 to get into -- do we want to get into -- what time do we want to get out? >> at the 20. host: we need to do a little more than just an update. >> i think you can probably sneak some calls in. host: yes, yes. we could probably take two calls. host: i want to get in that -- for outside, we're focused on the comment, right? >> yes, i think so. >host: and whether you can negotiate with this guy? >> thanks for holding, your first name? >> you already have some calls holding. host: ok, all right. let's stick with those in the first segment. the other thing that we could do -- hollen >> so, you were saying that you were stupid? host: i like the john boehner denial clippe. >> all right. >> thank you for holding, your first and? -- your first name? joe, what is your comment? sure, hang on for me a. -- hang on for me. alright, 30 seconds. host: i think i am going to do this. >> all right. >> there are cameras all over this damn place. i can't even read a book. >> yes. host: i am going to hide under the desk. >> they have cameras host:. i enjoy his company. he made references to women that call him every night. his past football exploits. announcer: this is the bill press show. >> while we've read, we hope. we are met with cynicism and doubt and those that tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people. yes weekend. >host: hey mom, we are on television. i feel like the crowd on the today show. >> only slightly less obnoxious. host: i need a big sign. good morning everybody, it is good to see you today. it is friday november 5. the bill press show. we are live coast-to-coast across this great country of ours are starting in our nation's capital, washington d.c. we are just down the street from the united states capitol building. we are in a little radio factory and book factory on capitol hill. the bill press show, this friday addition, it is good to have you with us. thank you for joining us. all of our regular listeners wherever you happen to be and today, all of our viewers from c-span, c-span2 is covering the show today. welcome to our comfortable little studio here on capitol hill. the news yesterday on the financial front. the fed said that they were to pump more money into the economy, print some more money and wall street liked it. the dow shot up two hundred 19 points -- 219 points. that means that the market is back to where it was before the crash in october of 2008. that is good news on the economic front. the economy is bouncing back. if you want to give us a call, we look forward to your calls at any time on any topic. 866-55-press. that is the democrats' line. for c-span, we have three separate lines. the republican line is different. all put together thanks to our regular pristine here. are you running the new york marathon? >> i am not running the marathon. i am thinking about it next year. host: white new york city? >> why not? it is the new york city host: marathon you should do the san francisco marathon. host: that is a rough crossing. i have done it so many times. i will tell you who is running the new york city marathon which is astounding. it is one of the miners who was rescued down in july it got down in chile. -- done in chile. it turns out that he is not only a runner, he is also an elvis fan. ♪ return to sender ♪ address unknown ♪ [laughter] that is the only for the words of english that he knows third- about-those of the only four words that he knows. -- those are the only four words that he knows. >> i think that dan reported yesterday that he ran 6 miles. >> every day. >> i am at him running in a little circle over and over again to calculate 6 miles. host: check out the web site. column postedm yesterday. order your copy of my new book, how the radical right has poisoned america's airwaves. we should have done this book online and just added more every day because there is more toxic talk coming from russia limbaugh and michael savage and sean annity.- sean hennes coming up later, senator byron dorgan will be joining us next hour and congressman van hollen with some insights on what the hell happened on tuesday. but a first-come -- announcer: this is the full court press. >> the president wanted a slurpee summit. they have offered to bring red and blue as far this -- read them live slurpees. the iconic drink has been around for 44 years. >> they are good. >> there are good if you are stoned out of your board and there is nothing else. host: i think they are good if your 10 years old. john painter said that he would rather have a glass of marlowe. -- john boehner said that he would rather have a glass of merlot. >> the pop star image will be in different locations across the world starting on september 9. you can find them in london, amsterdam, las vegas, shanghai and hong kong. >> i do not like starting this hour with lady gaga getting waxed. >> you can easily get squeamish in movies. there is a new film that stars james franco. it starts with that rock climber that perform a self agitation when he was pinned by his arm back in 2003. the premier had many viewers getting sick because it was so realistic. >> this is a movie i want to see, watching a man cut his arm off. >> the movie that i want to see is a special screening in washington d.c. for client northern 9. it is a movie about eliot spitzer. i am going to that. buthe timing is perfect. at the documentary about eliot spitzer comes out just two weeks after the new show. it is a disaster. it is not going to last. your phone calls. we're talking about whether or not the message of the midterms elections is if the voters repudiated all of the policies of barack obama. that is what the republicans are claiming. he should just stand up and say that we are going to undo everything that we did and pull the plug and there is no more health care. no more war street reform -- wall street reform. it is all gone because you repudiated it. what do you think? we will be back to your calls in just a second. meanwhile, this little update on the political front. republicans got all wins on tuesday night. the democrats are smarter. they are stretching them out. there were things that were undecided on tuesday. yesterday, we learned that michael bennett is the new senator from colorado. yesterday, we learned that pat quinn is reelected as governor of illinois. good news for democrats. and we also learned that patty murray is now confirmed, in fact, reelected in washington state. she was happy to except yesterday. >> i am grateful for this tremendous opportunity. i want to thank all of the voters of a will to fight my opponent who called me just a while ago to congratulate me and i want to thank him and his family. i know what a sacrifice it is. >> she said that on health care, she is not opposed to repeal. >> we will move forward on health care reform. we will now see what the republicans have to offer. i will say this, i am not putting our families back at risk again. >> good for you, good for her. we are glad she is back in there. alaska is the next shoe to drop. they say they will check out all of the right in votes, but it looks likely some rakowski is going to walk away and come back to washington as the incumbent senator reelected no thanks to her republican party. scott mcadams is in third place. sarah palin is back. at least she is back on late night television. tina fey was the guest of david letterman last night and he asked her something. >> she is extra sassy these days. all of her mama grizzlies are innin'. they are going to go through that garbage. [applause] york or to have to tie your food to a tree. -- you are going to have to tie your food to a tree. host: john painter says the barack obama does not get it. -- john maynard says that barack obama does not give it. >> there seems to be some denial on the part of the president. there is the message that is sent. >> of the board is democratic leaders and the democratic party. if you are speaker, you have to speak the english language, do. >> i am in missouri. >> good morning. >> i do not think that there really is a message. the party in power always loses at midterm elections. it is not a repudiation. >> especially when the economy is bad. the incumbent party always does. >> john boehner is one to act like it is. >it is interesting what people o think of when they hear him. >> gavin is call in from colorado. >> good morning. >> good morning, bill. >> you know what? you were referring to the idiocy of the voters. in colorado, we have mail in ballots. i voted the republican ticket all the way. i think that that was wrong. it was for convenience. i think that this is how people are inclined to vote. >> i do not understand. it would have been just as efficient to pull a straight democratic ballot. why did you pull a straight ballot on one or the other side? because you're too lazy? >> pretty much, sir. >> at least you admit it. i would hope that most americans would put a little more thought into the ballot. more calls are coming up. >> the bill press show continues. >> i am not used to such honesty. >> why even bother calling to tell us that? >> why did he even vote? >> yes. >> i this want to call to say that in just an idiot. you said that voters were idiot and i just wanted to call and say that you are right. there are a lot of its out there. we are here for you. >> clip northern 5, his name is john and he explains why he mooned 3 at the football game in tennessee. -- the guy at the football game in tennessee. >> clip northern 3 is michael shields -- #3 is michael shield. cliff number two is john maynard crying. -- john boehner crying. cliff number one is bill clinton campaigning when they can it's what goes into labor. t. plus, he lost her hea >> so, do we have time for anything else? >> we might. i will do the cliffs first and maybe just to a call. -- the clips first and maybe just jump to a call. >> oh, shoot. you know what? i should have asked dan to do a coffee run. >> they have donuts in there. what? >> i have a whole thing of doughnuts. >> get out. >> to you guys have coffee? do you want some? we have some great coffee shop downstairs. >> tell them i will pay them back. >> coffee? coffee? coffee? one coffee? >> tell them that brian lamb is buying doughnuts and coffee. >> alright, cool. thanks. >> tell them that brian is paying. >> after clips, you have calls. >> all right, good. >> here we go. >> i am ready. >> it is 24 minutes after the hour with the bill press show. sunday, check your local listings. i will be on the mclaughlin group with john mclaughlin. issue number one has not changed all of these years. it should be a lot of fun. i always enjoyed doing that show. meanwhile, here on a friday -- ♪ as all of the regular listeners know and our sea spam viewers will malmo, we look back on a weekly file and hit the favorite sound bite of the week. we start at the bottom and work our way up to the top. i will start today with a guy in tennessee that was not happy with the referees' calls o