Reporters:
Ian
Williams
Kevin
Tibbles
Guests:
Adm.
Mike Mullen
Shaun
McCutheon – Supreme Court Plaintiff
Robert
Weissman – Public
Citizen
Harold
Ford
John
Sununu
Steve
Case
Kathleen
Parker
Michael
Lewis
Gregory:
Ian what's the breaking
news
on the missing plane?
Williams:
the Chinese have a ping
Gregory:
no pong?
Williams:
the Aussies are
dragging
a US ping machine
Gregory:
that's pretty cool
Williams:
the ping batteries
will
run out soon
Gregory:
it's a race against time!
Williams:
also–
Gregory:
gotta go – keep us posted
[
break ]
Gregory:
welcome Admiral
Mullen:
hi dave
Gregory:
the Fort Hood shooter
is
being evaluated for stress
Mullen:
yes
Gregory:
Mike how did someone
ever
get a gun onto a military base?
Mullen:
it's a town of 10,000 Fluffy
Gregory:
so you say
Mullen:
this is the thirteenth year of war
Gregory:
that's the unlucky one
Mullen:
soldiers have financial and
personal
problems that they are
dealing
with for the first time
as
they come home and it's
very
hard to handle
Gregory: debt collectors are
much scarier
that al-qeada
Mullen:
most definitely
Gregory:
should soldiers at Fort Hood
have
more guns to defend themselves
from
people with guns?
Mullen:
no arming every single
person
on base would be insane
Gregory:
why?
Mullen:
because there would
many
more shootings
Gregory:
and more chances
to
shoot the shooter!
Mullen:
um okay
Gregory:
I go to hockey games
and
we honor our veterans
while
getting a $7 beer
Mullen:
we need to address PTSD and TBI
Gregory:
and TMI
Mullen:
we have a great military
– this
is just one incident
Gregory:
of course
Mullen:
but veterans need
help
including good jobs
Gregory:
why don't they get more help
– is
it just not enough money?
Mullen:
we know very little about the brain
Gregory:
it's one of the most important organs
Mullen:
the President is studying brains
Gregory:
we all like brains
Mullen:
yes
Gregory:
there's a new book out
that
says militant Islam is a bigger
problem
than ever and plan
on
taking over Pakistan
Mullen:
predictions are very hard
Gregory:
especially about the future
Mullen:
I'm encouraged
by
the Afghan elections
Gregory:
you're the only one
Mullen:
I have hope for that
part
of the world long-term
Gregory:
thanks for coming
[
break ]
Gregory:
you won your case
before
the Supreme Court – congrats
McCutcheon:
thanks david
Gregory:
tell me – how do unlimited
donations
not lead to corruption?
McCutcheon:
it's free speech
Gregory:
okay but doesn't more
money
lead to corruption of
those
getting that money?
McCutcheon:
it's the most fundamental
right
in America to buy influence in politics
Gregory:
but that means that
rich
people will have more
influence
in politics
Weissman:
yes a few hundred people
will
a stranglehold on democracy
McCutcheon:
this ruling will help
poor
candidates who can't self-fund
Weissman:
this isn't about political
support
or speech – it's about
giving
cash which is not the same thing
Gregory:
will this lead to a quid pro quo?
Weissman:
of course it will
– but
the big problem is access
to
politicians bought by cash
Gregory:
true but money is
in
politics already – at least
this
is transparent
Weissman:
we need a Constitutional
amendment
to get money out of politics
Gregory:
Shaun you also want
the
dollar limits overturned
McCutcheon:
it's about 'we the people'
Gregory:
that's very nice but won't
all
these changes give great power
to
very rich people
McCutcheon:
it's about the little
people
choosing our leaders
Weissman:
it's about rich people
controlling
our fragile Republic
Gregory:
do you at least favor transparency
McCutcheon:
absolutely
[
break ]
Gregory:
welcome to
my
fair and balanced panel
Parker:
I hate Democrats
Sununu:
so do I
Ford:
I just hate Obama
Gregory:
okay
Ford:
and liberals
Gregory:
wow Obamacare hit 7
million
but you all say it failed
Sununu:
Obamacare spent $2 trillion
to
reduce the uninsured by 3%
Gregory:
I'm convinced but
isn't
the law here to stay
Case:
the great achievement of
Obamacare
is to let people leave
their
jobs and not be trapped
Gregory:
what about the pure
politics
of Obamacare?
Ford:
the jury is still out on Obamacare
Sununu:
premiums are still going up!
Parker:
look we all agree that
Obamacare
failed and is terrible
Gregory:
of course we do
Parker:
Obamacare has been a disaster
Gregory:
right!
Parker:
and all government is stupid
Gregory:
you making laugh
so
much ha ha
[
laughs ]
Gregory:
here watch this
Americans
For Prosperity ad
[
plays ad ]
Parker:
Obamacare is the worst thing
Ford:
John Sununu and Kathleen Parker
are
exactly right – I should have
been
the first black President
Gregory:
you said that out loud Harold
Ford:
it just slipped out
Gregory:
what about unlimited donations?
Case:
no one watches tv anymore
– it's
all the internet now
Sununu:
Karl Rove spent $100
million
and all his candidates lost
Gregory:
sure but he's a moron
Sununu:
we all have one vote
each
so money is now irrelevant
Gregory:
is that true though?
Parker:
yes twitter and Facebook
have
made money useless in politics
Gregory:
got it
Parker:
money is speech and
people
are free not to watch tv ads
Ford:
this decision was great because
it
empowers candidates and campaigns
Gregory:
right
Ford:
I disagree with my liberal
friends
on this issue
Gregory:
what a shock
Sununu:
Super PACs are not
civil
like politicians are
Case:
social media will revive democracy!
Gregory:
I'm skeptical that twitter
can
change a system so awash in money
Ford:
I'm a Democrat I just
hate
progressives
Gregory:
okay okay we get it
[
break ]
Gregory:
we visited a town
with
50 people in Nebraska
Tibbles:
the Keystone pipeline
would
boost the local bar and restaurant
Owner:
the pipeline would help
us
buy a new air conditioner
Tibbles:
you say pipeline builders are bullies
Lawyer:
right
Tibbles:
are you worried your town
of
50 people is going to disappear
Resident:
um yes
[
break ]
Gregory:
Kathleen tell us all
about
the little people
Parker:
Obama should adopt this
town
and approve the pipeline and
watch
it blossom like a little desert flower
Gregory:
the NRDC says the pipeline
would
hurt millions of people
Case:
we should invest in microgrids
Gregory:
when you leave the enclave of
Washington
DC you learn people
hate
the environment and love the pipeline
Ford:
Obama claims climate change
is
real but pipelines are the best thing ever
Gregory:
I thought so
Ford:
there are thousands of
miles
of pipelines and they shower
gold
on their residents
Gregory:
well I'm sold
[
break ]
Gregory:
Michel Lewis you wrote
a
book about flash trading
Lewis:
hi Fluffy
Gregory:
should the average person
care
are about computers
buying
and selling stocks?
Lewis:
it's a tax on investors
Gregory:
what else?
Lewis:
high speed computers can't
be
trusted and threaten the whole system
Gregory:
what if the machines
gain
self-awareness?
Lewis:
oh it's already happening
Gregory:
could they learn to
drive
cars or planes or host talk shows?
Lewis:
it's possible
Gregory:
you write that Wall Street
is
paranoid that people hate their guts
Lewis:
their own employees despise them
Gregory:
this reminds me of
the last economic crash
Lewis:
no one understood CDOs
and
now no one knows how the
stock
market works
Sununu:
Wall street feels a lot of responsibility
Lewis:
LOL
Case:
Wall Street has totally lost
its
mind trying to gain short term
profits
through trading
Gregory:
sounds like a total
disaster
in the making
Ford:
what's the solution?
Lewis:
the solution is not regulation
Ford:
oh thank god
Lewis:
it's disruptive innovation
Sununu:
we need technology because
it
makes trading faster which is
enormously
beneficial for the little guy
Parker:
that's true but in my
experience
most people on
Wall
Street are total assholes
Gregory:
and that's another
episode
of Meet The Press
1 comment:
Harold Ford, eh?
Lest we forget.
~
Post a Comment