Guests:
Barton
Gellman
Ted
Koppel
Rep.
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Sen.
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Rep.
Steve King (R-IA)
Ana
Navarro
David
Brooks
David
Ignatius
Bill
Richardson
Ted
Koppel
Kara Swisher
Gregory:
Bart has Edward Snowden won?
Gellman:
he has already accomplished
more
than he ever dreamed of – he's got the
President
announcing changes to the
nation's
secret surveillance programs
Gregory:
Obama says he was going to
reform
surveillance anyway
McCaul:
these are great programs and
Obama
won't defend them and with the
fake
IRS scandal no one can trust Obama
with
their phone records even though
these
are great programs
Koppel:
the problem is which President
is
going choose not to use a technology
which can
stop a terrorist attack?
Gregory:
don't we need speed to stop terrorists?
McCaul:
exactly right Fluffy
– FISA warrants are a great hurdle
but maybe the Patriot Act has been over interpreted
Gregory:
Ted you say we have created
an industry of fear
Koppel:
the terrorists were able to shut
down
20 embassies with a single conference call
McCaul:
well sorry Ted but the threat is real
Gregory:
uh huh
McCaul:
Obama says we have to return
to
a pre 9/11 mentality and he's very deceptive
and
the threat of terrorism which
is getting worse not better
Gregory:
what the hell are you talking about?
McCaul:
Obama has a pre 9/11 mentality
because
he's ramping up drone strikes
Gregory:
that makes no sense
McCaul:
also Obama wants to be a
peacemaker
unlike Bush but we need
to
reach out to Muslims more
Gregory:
Ted are we overreacting or underreacting?
Koppel:
terrorism is the weapon of
the
weak against the strong
Gregory:
I suppose
Koppel:
we're the ones who invaded Iraq
McCaul:
Obama is pre-9/11 and he
wants
to wish the threat away and
he's
irresponsible by doing nothing and
also
closing embassies which I approve of
Gregory:
you're all over the place
McCaul:
I hate terrorists and Obama!
Gregory:
okay okay
[ break ]
Gregory:
Claire the military has a real sex assault problem
McCaskill:
we have new rules to protect victims
Gregory:
the big debate is whether the
case
stays in the chain of command –
Kirsten
Gillibrand says the chain of command
can't
be trusted and you don't agree
McCaskill:
outside lawyers can't be trusted either
Gregory:
oh really?
McCaskill:
if the commander has signed
on
to the prosecution that sends a
strong protective message
Gregory:
I suppose
McCaskill: we have to hold guilty
commanders
responsible and also give them
all
the decision-making responsibility
Gregory:
that seems problematic
McCaskill:
commanders are going to
retaliate
anyway so we might as well
give
them the power
Gregory:
isn't sex assault Obama's fault
for
not naming a woman Secretary of Defense?
McCaskill:
the women on the Armed Services
committee
are going to hold the Pentagon's
feet
to the fire on this David
[ break ]
Gregory:
let's bash Obama!
Brooks:
Obama's problem is that he
doesn't
have great men like Larry Summers
around
him and instead just competent
people
interested in good government
Gregory:
Obama says Republicans have
made
preventing people from getting
health
care their Holy Grail
Navarro:
the GOP doesn't actually agree
on
whether to shut down the
government
over Obamacare
Richardson:
Obamacare has a been a
great
success for people with preexisting
conditions
or those who may someday get sick
Gregory:
interesting
Richardson:
the tea party is so enraged by
the
removal of lifetime caps they want
to
shut down the FBI
Gregory:
Obama went after Vlad Putin
comparing
him to a bored teenager
Ignatius:
he's making wisecracks
about
the leader of a major nation
Gregory:
he learned it from the tea party
Ignatius:
and yet he's got mideast peace
talks
started again which is amazing
Gregory:
ooh
Ignatius:
but Obama is naive if he thinks
the
GOP is going to work with him
Brooks:
I like it when Obama smacked down Putin
Richardson:
that's cool but eventually
we
will have to rebuild the relationship –
perhaps
the President and Putin can go
to
a deserted island together
Navarro:
you go to an island with that psycho
Gregory:
welcome Congressman King
King:
my constituents think Obama
has suspended all laws
Gregory:
do you really believe 99% of
Dreamers
are drug smugglers with big thighs?
King:
that's true - most drug smugglers
have
bigger thighs than valedictorians
Gregory: fascinating
King:
I sit on the border and see nothing
but
brown-skinned kids hauling
100
pounds of marijuana
Gregory:
do you really?
King:
I have great sympathy for Dreamers
but
the Rule of Law and Sovereignty
requires
that I call them druggies
Navarro:
Steve King is a mediocre Congressman
who
only makes news when he says
something
racist or stupid or both
Gregory:
but he's in the news a lot
King:
terrorists are coming across
the
border and killing little children
Navarro:
this guy is a moron
King:
insulting me isn't going to help anything
Navarro:
don't talk to me about insults you racist
Richardson:
the President should make
a
deal on immigration
Gregory:
but if it doesn't pass the House
then
Obama is a total failure!!!
Ignatius:
you know listening to Steve King
I
wonder why the GOP has a problem
with
hispanics, latinos, and tiny-thighed Americans
Gregory:
Jeff Bezos bought the
The Washington Post!
Swisher:
this is not the end of news –
it's
just that print is dead
Gregory:
but the bloggers are so bloggy
Swisher:
it's a myth that print is sacred and
wonderful
and the Internet is evil and catty
Ignatius:
when we heard the news at
The
Washington Post we were stunned and
then
we thought hey maybe Bezos can save
the
paper and throw some nice parties
Gregory:
you hosted Nightline when
it
was nimble and relevant
Koppel:
the great thing about
Meet
The Press is it's cheap
Gregory:
um thanks
Koppel:
it's all about money Fluffy
Brooks:
I used to read blogs until I found
out
my favorites were written my
junior
high school students
Gregory:
that makes sense
Brooks:
I think people will return to
print
and books which are smart and quality
Swisher:
oh my god that's stupid –
you
sound like a monk bashing the printing press
Brooks:
people like interesting things
Ignatius:
the Washington Post should
try
writing interesting things and also
steal
our readers personal information
Gregory:
and that's another
episode of Meet The Press
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