. >> gary trudeau, the greater of doonesbury. >> jon: that's wonderful. >> he writes these incredible scripts. very funny. and johnathan altar. he's a producer and got the political angle on everything. he's great to have around. >> that's assume. he's bun of th one of my heroesg up and reading doont doontz do . a remarkable guy. >> disabled veterans. >> jon: yes. >> incredible. >> jon: is he on the set -- >> crossing t's and dotting i's. he loved that sentence, jom. -- jon. hey you went to yale. >> jon: understanding it's a prestiges institution let me just say there are thing that happened there that would make me feel better about your self. let me just tell you briefly if i may, we have a little bit of time. there are five kids from yale. so before the show. i come out and there he is, nice to see you, vegetarian, next question that kind of thing. we're from yale was the question. it's not like i don't know, i don't know the answer. here's his question. someone on campus that's been urinating in dryers. and recently they've taken up to defecating in dryers. what do you think we sh

gary trudeau, international all-time comic genius and of course dozens of papers across the country, not just in texas, dozens of papers across the country felt they had that shield their readers eyes that week. and frankly that's part of why the internet will live and physical papers will die. but texas is not the only state with a forced ultrasound law on the books. it was lars year that bob mcdonald earned his governor ultrasound nickname when he signed into law a version of the mandatory ultrasound law. he tried to distance himself from the bill once it earned him lots of protests and national attention and of course the nickname. but then there's the also the great state of oklahoma a state that passed the mandatory ultrasound bill back in 2010, in addition to requiring the ultrasound even if you do not require it, and your doctor does not want you to have it. the oklahoma law session that the doctor had to show you the ultrasound screen and had to describe to you everything that the screen could pick up. most of these laws do not require women to watch, do not require them to l

it is you and gary trudeau who have long been friends. fascinating to me. the real life model, of course, is -- dick durbin house on the hill. >> that's right. gary trudeau is the creator of it. clang it to four republicans living on the hill. the pilot did well enough on amazon -- this is online tv -- that they've ordered ten episodes that we're going to shoot this year and they'll be available on amazon in kind of a netflix type model in november. and it is just -- it's so fun. i have to tell you to work on. we're going to introduce a couple of democratic senators in to the mix. women senators. and it's a comedy but we're trying to make it as authentic about washington as we can. and we're on the cutting edge of online tv which is coming very fast. >> it's really it's interesting. it must be so much fun. thank youcongratulations on the book and the tv series, jonathan, great to see you. >> thank you. >>> good news out of britain, britain's prince phillip left london's hospital and is walking out on his own steam. doctors report that he is making satisfact

it has kwoit a pedigree written by gary trudeau. it follows four republican senators who share a house in d.c., including john goodman and mark consuelos. >> we just met. >> although i've been backing him for years. >> and i've been fronting for her. and who knew? >> who knew what? >> that she was so much more than this illegible signature on a check. and it gets better, she's setting up a super pac for me. shhh. >> joining me political analyst and executive producer, jonathan alter and he is also the author of "the center holds, obama and his enemies." and the actress you just saw, yara mar teentinezmartinez, one actors. jonathan, you and i have been friends for a long time and you convinced me to come and do a little cameo with michael steele and tom brokaw on the set of "alpha house." >> just to mention a couple of other people who are in that, grover norquist and anthony weiner. but you have to wait until episode 11. >> you guys are having some fun with this, aren't you? >> we are. we're having a great time with this. >> what's

trudeau, ""doonesbury"" is the creator of the show. >> ellen: this is great because you love to talk about politics. you have opinions on things. what is happening in your mind with the shutdown? >> craziness. it's just nuts. you know. the thing is, i don't -- they don't even understand procedure, you know, it's like they start the shutdown, wore going to get rid of obama care, we're going to defund obama care. you can't do it, it's impossible, you guys voted on it, it passed, he signed it, it's a law, it's up and running, that's the way it works, you can't go back and try to redo ti want to make them all sit down and tc"schl house rocks" i'm just the bills ♪ they're nuts, nuts. >> ellen: it's really ridiculous. i think all of us are sitting here going when is this going to end. >> that's the problem, and -- it's affecting all of us, like don't go after us when you're just trying to get one guy. they don't like the president. that's basically what it is. they're after the president. just go after him, though. don't get us all involved in it. just bust out of it. >> ellen: what real

i know i can cite some great philosophers, but gary trudeau has been citing the politics that we'll just change the election by changes the votes and you can see it in dunes bury. there was no photo i.d. that was the way to diminish the vote of young people and african-americans and other minorities. what it did was so enrage the african-american community they got out and voted. they said we're not going to take this and they came out and the vote was good. it's the only way they can win. they are not the majority party in this country. >> michael: they're going to keep doing it. the problem will be if that rage continues. they have to keep the rage against this going. i want to turn your attention to another issue of the house that they'll be facing. as a minority member of the house you're probably pessimistic. but another day another shooting. this time a community college in houston, three people were wounded. do you think congress with a meaningful gun legislation has a chance of passing in the house that you sit in right now? >> i really don't. i hate to say that, but i've said it

no less a figure than gary trudeau is speaking out in his doonsberry strip, zonkeresque. what happens to comics if newspapers go away and the answer is -- too blank panels. they come back saying, stick with print, folks. this doesn't have to happen. yet another reason to keep print alive for zonkers sake. that's it for is

trudeau's wife, jane pauly is on this list. that is the big hint, it is a list, they're all on the same list, every one of these people i have mentioned are on an honor roll. but the people who made the list that they're all on? the people who made that list, they don't think it is an honor roll. because it is their enemy's list. that is right, every name i just mentioned from jessica alba to jane pauley is on the national rifle association's enemy's list. and that is just a small sample of who is on that list. the only o'donnell on the list is rosy, chris o'donnell didn't make it. and unfortunately, nothing i have said here about blood-drenched lobbyist wayne lapierre, i have not made the list. in fact no one from msnbc has made the list, but nbc is on the list, and maybe we can presume that everybody picking up a paycheck is on the list. and that would put me on that guy on the list. but i don't want to be on the list with that guy. so i will just have to wait patiently for the nra to put me on the enemy's list. and when and

gary trudeau was on the program to talk about a pilot episode for amazon starring john goodman and bill miry. he said he was a tad reluctant to take the plunge. >> it wasn't something that appeal to me enormously and i thought about it. given the capability amazon has for capturing nuanced data, the process gives them more information about whether or not they should be making the show. it is transparent, democratic, rational, not just people with gut feelings and executive towers in l.a. >> well, the viewers have spoken. amazon picked up his alpha house along with four video series. maybe his appearance here had something to do with it. it took a while but katie couric confirmed a story i told you about that she was exploring the idea of launching a daytime program with matt lauer and considered returning to "the today show" for a time to team up with her old pal. the question of a daytime partnership came up on her show while she was chatting with howard stern. >> now, is it true -- >> wait, a second. >> i have one question. >> okay. what? >> it is true when you were putting this show

no less a figure than gary trudeau is speaking out in his doonsberry strip, zonkeresque. what happens to comics if newspapers go away and the answer is -- too blank panels. they come back saying, stick with print, folks. this doesn't have to happen. yet another reason to keep print alive for zonkers sake. that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." if you miss a program go to itunes on monday and search for releebl sources. join us back here next sunday morning for another critical look at the media. "state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. >>> politics, policy, and theater. it's state of the union season in washington. today, president obama readies his state of the union message, a chance to lay out details of an aggressive second-term agenda. >> our economy grows when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody getting a fair shake and everybody playing by the same rules. >> a prequel with republican senator rand paul of kentucky, the tea party response to the president. and then an independent voice in a partisan senate. >> the fifth amendmen

it stars john goodman and is written by pulitzer prize winning cartoonist gary trudeau. congratulations. >>> sure president obama had a bad week but at least he's not this mayor who allegedly just got caught on video smoking crack. as first reported by gawker.com. that story straight ahead when "the lead" continues. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover, and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i've been with bp for 24 years. i was part of the team that helped deliver on our commitments to the gulf - and i can tell you, safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge safety equipment and technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all our drilling activity, twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. safety is a vital part of bp's commitment to america - and to the nearly 250,000 people who work with us here. we invest more in the u.s. than anywhere el

trudeau's new web series and the push for democracy in the birthplace of the arab spring. >> woodruff: amidst a chorus of complaints from israel, some arab gulf states and members of congress, president obama and other administration officials went out today to try to sell the interim deal reached with iran over its nuclear program. the president took time at the start of an immigration reform event in california to make a pitch for the iran deal struck in the wee hours of sunday morning: >> if iran seizes this opportunity and chooses to join the global community then we can begin to chip away at the mistrust that's existed for many many years between our two nations. none of that's going to be easy, huge challenges remain. >> woodruff: but today talk focused on the nuts and bolts of the six-month pact. and the initial sanctions relief secured in sunday's deal had shoppers and merchants buzzing in tehran's grand bazaar today. >> ( translated ): people have more motivation to buy. there is more confidence among shoppers. >> woodruff: iran's economy has been crippled by comprehensive in

trudeau and it's -- when window after window opens, you're going to see more opportunities for great stuff and part of what happens is the great stuff -- sometimes we have to wait for emily to tell us that it's good. >> rose: right. >> but other times it just sort of gets personned up by everyone and they say you've got to see. and we're able t program our own universe so we can go and get it wheneverwe want to. >> rose: emily? >> i agree technology is very much at the center of what's happened with t.v. to me there was this amazing confluence that happened at the turn of the century between the rise of a set of television writers who were very cantankerous and rebellious against the old rules of t.v. and its relationship with the audience and then d.v.r.es and the internet which happened esstially simultaneously enabling people to save shows andause them and rewind them and archive them and then discuss them with strangers online. i think when both of those forces came together you could create shows with far greater complexity because people could decode them together and they coul

they come out of gary trudeau's head. you know, they're not strictly based on anybody. so he's cruising to re-election. he find out the duke basketball coach. >> mike she chef ski. >> digger man kuzzy is a pea party ktd. we have 11 episode, the first three are available now. they're going to be released one a week for eight weeks after this week and so some people can see that develop. >> how does this compare to the washington you know. >> i kind over like it. i think the way it sharened and showed members of congress. i don't think all pebs of congress are real boobes. they are funny. i was looking at the john goodman character to when i covered the house of representatives, there is a high level house of representatives members who i walked no a room once and i was you know made up a little more than i usually dress up. he was like, you look better than you usually do you are kind of hilarious. three, sometimes people are people are real life. >> it's seen as almost exactly. >> that's terrifying. >> with the a id to john goodman. >> what is your take? >> i can see ho

i'm executive produce we are creator gary trudeau and elliott webb. you just saw mark consuelos and jar martinez, a florida senator and his super pac good friend, john goodman, matt milloy, clark johnson, cynthia nixon, a lot of great stars in this production, and i think for anybody who, you know, likes to watch msnbc has any kind of interest in politics, you might want to check it out. three episodes are available right now on amazon for free. and the other eight episodes, which we've already shot, are going to be available one a week for the next couple of months if you subscribe to amazon prime, which gets you free shipping. >> get people hooked with those first three. >> also, i mean, amazon prime is a great deal. so it's part of the brave new world of online television. it's a little bit like being in cable news in the early 1980s or in network television in the early 1950s. it's a very exciting thing for me to do. but i'm not quitting my day job. still on msnbc. >> happy to hear that. lynn sweet, jonathan alter thanks for your time this afterno