( CNN ) -- Riddle : What is less popular than herpes , self-inflicted stupidity at its worst , and a gift to the GOP 's tax reform agenda ? Answer : The IRS ' $ 4.1 million 2010 Anaheim Conference , where an on-stage artist was paid $ 17,000 to demonstrate `` painting as a learning tool . '' Note to the IRS : Dean Obeidallah will paint your next conference for $ 400 , plus room and board , if John Avlon fails to convince President Obama to shut you down . ( We have heightened confidence , in light of NSA 's cell phone record-collecting , that the White House is indeed listening to The Big Three podcast ) . Rarely do we kick off a Big Three podcast with unanimous outrage . The IRS , our least beloved federal agency , has managed to unite us . In my view , while waste , fraud and abuse is rampant in the federal government , this episode will prove especially helpful to the House Republicans ' agenda to pass radical tax simplification measures before the 2014 Congressional elections . Next in the discussion : Is heckling an effective political tactic ? Increasingly , some LGBT activists believe heckling is responsible for advancing their political agenda and LZ Granderson ( @ locs_and_laughs ) chimes in on its value . In his CNN Opinion article in response to Mrs. Obama 's incident at a D.C. fundraiser this week , LZ makes the case that heckling heightens attention to LGBT issues , suggesting that every major progressive step for the LGBT community during President Obama 's administration has occurred in response to a public heckling incident . For Dean , heckling is personal , and he offers constructive advice to the heckled . First , never give up control of the spotlight to a disruptive audience member . Second , have a prepared zinger to quip back , like , `` I do n't heckle you at work , I just come to McDonald 's and order a big mac and fries . '' Or , in the case of the first lady , Dean suggests she respond : `` Do you really want to heckle a person with access to drones ? '' He offers other knee slappers , too . Finally , `` humble brag '' alert on Michael Douglas . The actor stoops to new lows while discussing his cancer and industrious sex life , but still manages to elevate the important health issue -- widespread HPV ( human papilloma virus ) . While the details of his own cancer and comments appear confusing at best , it turns out Texas Gov . Rick Perry was right and Michele Bachmann was wrong . The HPV virus is linked to cervical cancer and some types of head and neck cancer , which the HPV vaccine can eliminate if administered to children and young adults . Perry as a GOP presidential candidate argued in favor of the availability and administration of this vaccine , while Bachmann , in our view , ridiculously suggested it would lead to increased sexual activity for children ( which studies have disproved ) . Not quite the Angelina Jolie class act that brought the breast cancer gene into the public consciousness by sharing her choice to undergo a proactive double mastectomy , but Michael Douglas ' disgusting bravado has still managed to contribute to public understanding of HPV ... ahh celebrity . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Margaret Hoover .
CNN Radio podcast features CNN Opinion contributors on top three stories . Dean Obeidallah , John Avlon and Margaret Hoover on IRS , heckling and Michael Douglas . Comment: