Terry
Moran
Jon
Karl
Bill
Keller
Stan
Greenberg
Gay
McDougall
Ambassador
Jendayi Frazer
Jeff
Zeleny
Sen.
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Rob Portman
(R-OH)
Stephanopoulos:
wow Nelson Mandela died
Moran:
we are witnessing a remarkable
national
day of celebration in
many
different languages
Stephanopoulos:
what happens next?
Moran:
Tuesday is the big day because
that
is when the American President arrives
Stephanopoulos:
excellent
Karl:
Bobby Kennedy spoke out against racism
but
then the US supported South Africa's
government
for decades until the 1980s
and
then everyone loved Mandela and
of
course Mandela and Bill Clinton were BFFs
Clinton:
I loved that dude!
Karl:
Mandela thought George W. Bush was an idiot
Bush:
he was a pretty good guy
Karl:
Obama was personally inspired by Mandela
Keller:
he was most like Clinton because
Mandela
loved politics and stagecraft
and
shaking hands and Obama is more cerebral
McDougall:
Mandela was well aware
of
his great place in his history
Stephanopoulos:
he had a ruthless streak
Greenberg:
yes he wanted to use
elections
to send a message
Stephanopoulos:
Mandela was a fierce
critic
of the war in Iraq
Frazer:
yes but he supported the invasion
of
Afghanistan and later Bush was
graciously
able to forgive him for
all
the nasty things he said
Stephanopoulos:
he said real leaders
cannot
afford to hate
Keller:
he did hate people but he was
able
to put it aside and was the most
disciplined
politician I have ever seen
Stephanopoulos:
like Lincoln he was
flexible
in the effort to achieve his goals
Keller:
in his life he was communist
and
a capitalist and a fighter and
advocate
of non-violence
Greenberg:
he was a teacher of the people
Gay
McDougall: the prisoners on
Robben
Island used to their time to
educate
themselves so when they got
out
they knew what they wanted to do
Frazer:
he had the courage of his convictions
– he
fought AIDS and rebuked the US for
labeling
Africans terrorists as late as 2008
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Zeleny:
we added 200,000 jobs
but
people are still struggling
Stephanopoulos:
Rob will you shut
down
the government again?
Portman:
the most important thing
is to not
raise taxes on rich people
Stephanopoulos:
of course
Durbin:
we have to got to preserve
the
safety net for poor people
Portman:
we must not raise spending!
Stephanopoulos:
should companies like
McDonald's
voluntarily pay employees more?
Durbin:
yes – raising the minimum wage
used
to be bipartisan – people who work
hard
should be able to survive
Portman:
Republicans love the minimum
wage
but it costs jobs and the best
anti-poverty
program is more jobs so
we
should help poor people by
cutting
the minimum wage
Stephanopoulos:
right
Portman:
I went to an unnamed fast
food
burger place this week and they
had
a drink dispenser so we can't
raise
the minimum wage
Stephanopoulos:
how about that Dick?
Durbin:
I think it's ridiculous
Stephanopoulos:
I see
Durbin:
also low wage employees
need
tax credits and health insurance
Stephanopoulos:
thanks for coming guys
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