Meet The Press - October 10, 2010

Guests:
Alexi Giannoulias (D-Illinois Sen. candidate)
Mark Kirk (R-Illinois Sen. candidate)
Joe Klein
Peggy Noonan
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Gregory: Alexi did Obama bring change to America?

Giannoulias: he inherited a true mess and now
we have to get a trillion dollars off the sidelines and in the game

Kirk: Obama added debt which Nixon, Reagan,
Bush I and Bush II and Republicans would never do

Gregory: do you really want to stand by the Republican record on debt?

Kirk: No

Gregory: how do we add jobs?

Kirk: this Congress is viciously anti-business!

Gregory: your answer is more tax cuts

Kirk: not only that - crush the unions!

Giannoulias: I’m the only one here who has
worked in the private sector

Gregory: so how would you create jobs?

Giannoulias: people can’t get a loan so we need to get liquid

Gregory: you said the stimulus should be
bigger which is amazing!

Giannoulias: damm right

Gregory: but they promised unemployment of 8%!

Giannoulias: Look moron the stimulus prevented another Great Depression

Kirk: the Democrats want to impose a 900 billion tax increase on December 31 which is terrifying

Gregory: but I thought your big fear was the debt and now you won’t even raise taxes on
the richest Americans

Kirk: I want to limit our military jets to one engine each

Gregory: Okay

Giannoulias: he says he’s fiscal hawk but he voted for the Bridge to Nowhere, all of Bush’s budgets, Congressional pay raises, and to lift the debt ceiling - how will he pay for tax cuts for the rich??

Gregory: Captain Kirk?

Giannoulias: I would give Obama a line item veto

Gregory: Alex what would you cut?

Giannoulias: wasteful spending

Gregory: you misunderstood my question - I want you to say ‘raise the Social Security retirement age’

Kirk: sell the Tennessee Valley authority

Gregory: fascinating

Kirk: we can’t be like Europe with declining unemployment, social services and strong infrastructure - that’s just not the American way

Gregory: would you repeal the health care
reform bill?

Kirk: yes - replace it with tort reform

Giannoulias: and people think I’m an idiot

Kirk: the health care reform bill cuts spending
for old people!

Gregory: what about health care reform

Giannoulias: it banned pre-existing conditions
which was good

Kirk: no it cut Medicare

Gregory: Alexi you say you are a financial expert but your family’s bank went bankrupt and you appear to have mob ties

Giannoulias: My father came here as an immigrant and someday soon the family business will be completely legitimate

Gregory: but when did you stop working
for the bank?

Giannoulias: never ask me about my business Fluffy

Gregory: but you loaned money to criminals

Giannoulias: that’s where the money is

Gregory: you have strong ties to crooks

Giannoulias: so I’m perfect for Congress

Kirk: He’s Tony Soprano without the charm

Giannoulias: look we were a bank and we loaned money to people - you have no idea how a business works

Kirk: it’s true I don’t have experience lending
money to members of organized crime - it’s all his family does!

Giannoulias: Congressman we’re all a part of the same hypocrisy -- but never think that it applies to my family

Gregory: Captain Kirk-

Kirk: Admiral!

Gregory: Kirk you exaggerated being under fire, lied about being Intelligence Officer of the Year and claimed falsely that you ran the Pentagon War Room

Kirk: true - but I did see ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Giannoulias: people may be unsure what he believes but they will always know where I stand - I will
lend money to mobsters

Gregory: Facebook wants to know how you two would buck your parties

Kirk: I support stem cell research

Giannoulias: I oppose TARP

Gregory: brave stances indeed

[ break ]

Gregory: Obama is tied to Giannoulias who is tied to crooks and Kirk claimed he single-handledly defeated Khan

Klein: it’s an extraordinary election

Noonan: people are turned off by all the negative campaigning which is why it works

Gregory: does Obama help candidates?

Klein: of course he does Fluffy

Gregory: oh noe

Klein: people don’t want to hear endless debates about who lied - they want results from Washington

Gregory: you make it sound like people don’t like
my show

Klein: that’s true - they also hate Wall Street
and China

Gregory: it’s seems like the little people are very upset

Noonan: people are finally realizing America had a nice ride for 50 years and now the party is over

Gregory: Please bash Barack Obama for me

Noonan: if you insist Greggers - but I must tell you the people blame all of Washington

Gregory: Joe Klein will you please bash
Barak Obama

Klein: no - the people out there respect Obama but they don’t admire him because they don’t understand the health and financial reform bills

Gregory: I see

Klein: the American people are obsessed with China

Noonan: the Tea Party hate George W. Bush and the Republicans

Gregory: speaking of that let’s look at this clip of Sarah Palin on a local community access tv show

Klein: The American people know the Republicans have only bad ideas like needless wars and the Democrats have only ridiculous ideas like for forced breastfeeding by men

Noonan: people want to crush the government

Klein: yes but it’s a conundrum because the people I talked to out there want big spending and they don’t care about the debt

Noonan: those may be the facts but my gut tells people feel spending is out of control

Gregory: and my gut tells me that’s another episode of Meet The Press

Audience: [ vomits ]