Meet The Press - July 5, 2015

Chuck Todd

Kristen Welker

Richard Engel

Andrea Mitchell

Guests:

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Carolyn Ryan

Chris Cillizza

Kathleen Parker

Michael Steele

Todd: OMG this weekend there

were terror threats all across America!

Todd: A lone wolf attack

could happen here!

Todd: Kristen how terrified

are people in Washington?

Welker: amazingly people aren't that scared

Todd: they should be

Welker: message to terrorists

– don't even try it!

Welker: but ISIS continues

to call for attacks!

Todd: I'm scared!

Welker: the threats will

continue throughout Ramadan

Todd: I love their noodles

Welker: Congress is considering a

bill requiring twitter to report terror tweets

Todd: we're all relieved we

weren't murdered yesterday

Welker: there's always today Chuck!

[ break ]

Todd: ISIS has killed

dozens on three continents!

Todd: there has been 80%

increase in terror fighters!

Todd: there are 22,000 foreign fighters!

Engel: ISIS killed 38 people in Tunisia!

Engel: then they killed troops in Egypt!

Engel: ISIS is not on the ropes!

Engel: but they really want

to kill people in America!

Expert: Iraq and Syria are

being overrun with terrorists!

Engel: thousands of foreign

fighters are flooding into Syria!

Engel: ISIS is seizing territory

and even laying down landmines

Engel: Turkey isn't eager to

defeat ISIS because they

hate the Kurds more

Kurd: how can they do this?

They're helping ISIS!

Engel: the Turks and Kurds

hate each other so much

they've let ISIS take over

Engel: these ancient regional

hatreds allow ISIS to thrive

Todd: so Turkey would rather let

these beheading motherfuckers

take over than let the Kurds

gain an inch of land

Engel: that's right Chuck

Todd: that's insane

Engel: It's pretty fucked Todd

Todd: I can't fucking believe it

Engel: the U.S. is helping the

Kurds which makes Turkey so mad

Todd: that's some real

bullshit right there Richard

Engel: I know!

Todd: Andrea is there any good

news with the talks with Iran?

Mitchell: the U.S. and Iran are

still negotiating in Vienna

Todd: any news to report?

Mitchell: Iran is trolling the U.S.

with YouTube video calling the

U.S. too chicken to make a deal

Todd: that's pretty ballsy

Mitchell: the sticking points

include the extent of inspections

and what to do if Iran cheats

Todd: oh is that all

Mitchell: also how much nuclear

research Iran will be allowed to do

Todd: it's not just the U.S.

– it's also our friends Russia

and China isn't it?

Mitchell: and France and Germany

Todd: our traditional enemies

Mitchell: everyone thinks

Putin and Russia hate America

but Russia has been very helpful

because they want to do business with Iran

Todd: that makes sense

Mitchell: even China has

also been helpful too

Todd: remarkable

Mitchell: but of course our best friend

Israel says this is the worst deal ever

[ break ]

Todd: panel the Republicans

are going to freak out over

an Iran deal right?

Ryan: yes but Obama still

has Democrats behind him

Todd: Jim Webb says he doesn't

think Iran should get nuclear weapons

Todd: and Hillary says Iran is bad

Cillizza: sure but skepticism

is always the default position

Todd: that's true

Cillizza: but ultimately

Democrats will back Obama

Parker: even Republicans are

hedging on opposing the Iran deal

Todd: this is all about Israel isn't it?

Steele: Israel is going to push

hard against this deal in Washington

Todd: but only behind the scenes

Steele: what about inspections?

Ryan: 60% of the American people

don't think this deal with prevent

Iran from building a nuclear bomb

Todd: 80% of Americans know

more about the Kardashians than Iran

Ryan: what if they got a nuke?

Steele: god help us all

[ break ]

Todd: there are two brackets –

the Moderate New Hampshire Bracket

Todd: and the Radical Iowa bracket

Todd: then there's Loser Bracket of

Republican candidates like Marco

Rubio who can't win anywhere

[ break ]

Ted Cruz has $50 million!

Todd: welcome Senator Cruz

Cruz: rock on Chuck

Todd: you have some strong

opinions about the Supreme Court

Cruz: the Supreme Court

sadly respected the legislature

and refused to overturn

Obamacare which is tyranny

Todd: that makes sense

Cruz: they are just a bunch of

unelected lawyers oppressing us

all by refusing to strike down a federal law

Todd: got it

Cruz: then they oppressed us even

more by letting gay people have

nearly equal rights as us normals

Todd: but aren't equal rights

part of the Constitution?

Cruz: no because taking legal

rights away from certain groups

is for the states to decide

Todd: I see

Cruz: it is profoundly troubling

when the Court overrules the legislature!

Todd: very very troubling

Cruz: except for overturning Obamacare

Todd: oh okay so one exception

Cruz: and striking down the Voting Rights Act

Todd: so also that one

Cruz: oh and Citizens United

Todd: If I didn't know better

I'd say you're an unprincipled hypocrite

Cruz: that wounds me Todd

Todd: you want Supreme Court

justices to run for office

Cruz: exactly – it's just

common sense to put

minority rights to a popular vote

Todd: they would spend their

time raising money and making

campaign promises

Cruz: more money is always good

Todd: you would completely

politicize the court

Cruz: the Justices became political

when they refused to use their power

to overturn a federal law

Todd: I think I follow you

Cruz: our interpreters of the

Constitution should be accountable 

to the people!

Todd: are Mexican immigrants rapists?

Cruz: I love immigrants – 

 they make us American!

Todd: Donald Trump says they're rapists

Cruz: I love Donald Trump

– he's bold and brash

Todd: so about the raping

Cruz: I salute Donald Trump

for hating immigrants

Todd: you want to stick with that story?

Cruz: the Washington Cartel

supports illegals

Todd: you're really gonna

defend Donald Trump?

Cruz: I ain't gonna attack another Republican!

Todd: not even a game show host

featuring washed never-were celebrities?

Cruz: ain't gonna do it Chuckles

Todd: what would you do about

the 11 million undocumented

immigrants currently in the country?

Cruz: that's a Washington Cartel question

Todd: so answer it

Cruz: I don't accept the premise

Todd: the premise is you're a

bold truth-teller too afraid to

answer a basic question

Cruz: we should seal the border

Todd: gee I've never heard

that one before

Cruz: Obama doesn't want

to solve this problem!

Todd: are you going to answer my question?

Cruz: secure the border!

Todd: what about the 11 million?

Cruz: secure the border

Cruz: the Washington Cartel

loves amnesty Todd!

Todd: what about the 11 million?

Cruz: Secure. The. Border.

Todd: would you forcibly

deport all 11 million people?

Cruz: Secure... The... Border

Todd: you're famously an

asshole and no one likes you

Cruz: that is true

Todd: it is?

Cruz: even the Bush team

thought I was too arrogant

Todd: that's kind of amazing

Cruz: but it's good because if

I had gotten a job in the Bush

White House it would have

ruined my reputation

Todd: probably

Cruz: my grassroots campaign was

supported by young Hispanic women

Todd: good lord why

Cruz: I thought I was smarter

and more pure than anyone else

– that really turns people off

Todd: really?

Cruz: I was humbled – I needed

to get my teeth kicked in

Todd: I'm beginning to see that

Cruz: see you're getting to know me

Todd: name something

about President Obama you admire

Cruz: he is a true believer

and fights for his principles

Todd: wow

Cruz: and he's very successful

Todd: lately he has been

Cruz: I also think he's a dangerous

leftist who caused the Depression in 2007

Todd: thanks for coming Ted

[ break ]

Todd: Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee

and Bernie Sanders are running for the

Democratic nomination but have all

registered with another political party

Todd: the only one who has

always been a Democrat is Martin O'Malley

Todd: even Hillary was once a Goldwater Girl!

Todd: OMG there are 14 candidates

running for the GOP nomination

Todd: all anyone can talk about 

is Donald Trump

Todd: he said Mexican immigrants are rapists

Trump: who's doing the raping?!?

Todd: NBC and Serta and NASCAR 

and Macy's all dropped him

Todd: at first Republicans didn't say anything

Todd: then they criticized him

Todd: and guys like Ted Cruz saluted him

Todd: Reince Priebus compared 

him to his wife

Todd: was Reince wise to

compare his wife to Donald Trump?

Steele: heh no that was dumb

Ryan: they're alienating Hispanics

Todd: right

Steele: they were much too slow

to disagree with Mexicans as rapists

Jeb Bush: he's saying these

things to inflame and incite!

Trump: Jeb Bush is a moron

who supports criminals

Todd: is this good for Jeb?

Cillizza: he's a human car accident

Todd: lol

Cillizza: you can't be terrified

of the crazies in the party

Todd: true

Cillizza: you're not gonna

win everyone – take a stand!

Todd: has he hurt the GOP?

Parker: everybody thinks the

GOP is full of racists and bigots

and this doesn't help

Todd: Ted Cruz applauds Trump!

Ryan: if they lose Hispanics

the GOP is doomed

Todd: Hispanic television is

covering the hell out of this story

Parker: we're screwed

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates: thanks for having Chuck

Todd: what about the Confederate flag

– were you surprised how quickly everyone

was all like 'oh right that's racist and

treasonous and mean'?

Coates: yeah I was shocked

Todd: right

Coates: I think this is a huge deal 

– symbols matter

Todd: good point

Coates: that flag was a symbol

of an empire of slavery

Todd: will it change how we

teach the civil war?

Coates: teachers have been

fighting this battle for 50 years

Todd: true

Coates: it may take another 50 years

Todd: yikes

Coates: you never know

Todd: you write body cameras

for police are not enough

Coates: right – it's not even

about police – its about policy

Todd: interesting point

Coates: the police don't exist

in a vacuum – American citizens

need to look at government and

policies that police serve

Todd: please say something

nice about Republicans

Coates: Rand Paul didn't say we

should get rid of the Confederate

flag to make make black people

feel better but because it's racist

Todd: you were skeptical of

Rand Paul before though

Coates: right it's not enough to

listen politely but talk honestly

but yes I am now more impressed

Todd: Obama is talking more openly

about racism now – he's really changed

Coates: not that much

Todd: oh no?

Coates: he still believes in

unity and personal responsibility

Todd: okay

Coates: he's thinks of himself

as President of all the people

– not just black people

Todd: true

Coates: but he's also President

of a nation with a very racist history

Todd: also true

Coates: we have to deal with it

Todd: thanks for coming

[ break ]

Todd: omg there's a growing

number of voters who are independents!

Todd: 45% are independents!

Todd: unaffiliated voters

are the largest political party!

Todd: but there are no

Independent candidates – why not?

Todd: everyone hate

the political parties

Cillizza: dissing both parties

allows you to be pure and

not associated with dirty politics

Todd: but that's my favorite part

Cillizza: also that poll is bullshit

Todd: I am stunned that there

aren't more independents

running for office!

Parker: because there's no

such thing independents or

an independent party Todd

Todd: what's the deal

with Bernie Sanders?

Ryan: he's authentically really liberal

Todd: will a prolonged

fight weaken Hillary?

Steele: she's maintaining

her cool – it's smart

Parker: Trump and Sanders

are mirror images of each other!

Todd: oh noes tonight is the

final concert for the Grateful Dead

what will the hippies do now?

Todd: they're more popular

among Republicans!

Parker: because they're really

old – like people in nursing homes

or Fox News viewers

Cillizza: who doesn't know

who they are? Am I old??

Todd: Chris you born old

Cillizza: ha ha how sad

Parker: my grandpa loves the Dead

Todd: go U.S. Women's Soccer team!

Parker: yay

Todd: and that's another

episode of Meet The Press