This Week with George Stephanopoulos – July 5, 2015

This Week with George Stephanopoulos – July 5, 2015

Reporters:

Pierre Thomas

Cecilia Vega

Terry Moran

Guests:

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)

Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Anne Gearan – Washington Post

Bill Kristol

Stephanopoulos: OMG America was

almost attacked by terrorists yesterday

Thomas: that's right George

– it's terrifying

Stephanopoulos: so we

dodged a bullet

Thomas: but the threat

from ISIS is very real!

Stephanopoulos: that is so scary!

Thomas: ISIS is urging their

followers to kill Americans!

Stephanopoulos: eeeek

Thomas: Ramadan doesn't end

until July 17 which means we almost

certainly will be attacked before then

Stephanopoulos: I'm so frightened

Thomas: it will be a long

uneasy summer George!

Stephanopoulos: omg an

immigrant killed someone!

Thomas: bureaucracy can kill!!

Stephanopoulos: incredible

Thomas: he was a repeat

illegal immigration offender!

Thomas: after a drug charge he

was free to go so of course he

was going to kill someone

Stephanopoulos: naturally

Thomas: he was bound to kill!!

Stephanopoulos: welcome Congressman

Goodlatte: hi George

Stephanopoulos: what went wrong here?

Goodlatte: the federal government

should have sent him to prison for

illegally entering America!

Stephanopoulos: of course

Goodlatte: he was bound

to commit a murder!

Stephanopoulos: what should

the policy be?

Goodlatte: Obama is soft on illegal

border crossings leading to murder!

Stephanopoulos: I see

Goodlatte: Obama is releasing

criminals on to the street like a

big murder-loving poopyhead

Stephanopoulos: Obama

says deportations of criminals

are up 80%

Goodlatte: Obama is not

deporting all criminals!

Stephanopoulos: no?

Goodlatte: Obama doesn't 

care about murder!

Stephanopoulos: that seems a little harsh

Goodlatte: this happens every

day across America!

Stephanopoulos: thanks for coming Bob

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: omg Mexicans really

are murderers! Donald Trump was right!

Vega: yes and Trump is not backing down!

Stephanopoulos: wow!

Vega: but Macy's isn't feeling the love George

Stephanopoulos: Jeb's wife is Mexican

Bush: he doesn't represent 

the Republican party

Stephanopoulos: Speaking of Donald Trump

– Bernie Sanders is in the news

Vega: Bernie is drawing big crowds George

Stephanopoulos: I love it –

Hillary is doomed!

Vega: yes she still leads in

the polls for the time being

Stephanopoulos: but Hillary

roped off reporters so she's finished!

Vega: yes but the Clinton team

had a funny tweet so it's all ok

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: OMG Rick Perry is back!

Stephanopoulos: he's learning

foreign policy and trying to remember

three whole things at once

Perry: God wants me to run!

Stephanopoulos: welcome Rick

Perry: thanks George

Stephanopoulos: given your

ridiculous history why should

any sane person consider voting for you

Perry: Obama caused the recession

and terror attacks on America

Stephanopoulos: you're thinking

of George W. Bush who was a Republican

Perry: maybe so George

Stephanopoulos: what are your qualifications

Perry: Texas is the 12^th

largest country in the world!

Stephanopoulos: was it your

idea to put the oil there

Perry: I am very mature and

served in the military

Stephanopoulos: Donald Trump

says you are weak on immigration

Perry: Obama is weak!

Stephanopoulos: Trump

says you are weak

Perry: Donald Trump is a moron

Stephanopoulos: we all know that

Perry: heh heh it's true

Stephanopoulos: does Trump

hurt the Republican party?

Perry: I was offended by his remarks

and I lived on a ranch with the most

offensively racist name imaginable

Stephanopoulos: that's

saying something

Perry: I love the latin

hispanics peoples

Stephanopoulos: you say

Obama failed on the economy

Perry: his policies

costs millions of jobs

Stephanopoulos: Obama says

he added millions of jobs

Perry: thanks to Texas!

Stephanopoulos: so you admit

Obama created 12 million jobs

Perry: America is losing jobs!

Stephanopoulos: that isn't true

Perry: Obama is killing jobs!

Stephanopoulos: no he isn't

Perry: he's a jobs-killer!

Stephanopoulos: you keep saying that

Perry: he's like ISIS

but he murders jobs!

Stephanopoulos: strong words

Perry: the EPA is destroying jobs!

Stephanopoulos: they are?

Perry: I will lower energy costs!

Stephanopoulos: they're

already ways down

Perry: if we slash corporate

taxes we will have a Renaissance

Stephanopoulos: with nude

statues and humanism?

Perry: Rick Santorum

can play Savonarola

Stephanopoulos: will you

invade and occupy Iran?

Perry: we should create an

international coalition to apply

strong sanctions on Iran

Stephanopoulos: Obama

did that years ago

Perry: and he got them to the table!

Stephanopoulos: so you support Obama?

Perry: there is going to be a Sunni bomb!

Stephanopoulos: you said we should

follow the teachings of Jesus and

kick gay people out of the military

Perry: states should decide

if they want to be gay instead

of having gayness forced

down their throats

Stephanopoulos: ok we've got that straight

Perry: I've been very clear

that gay people should be

considered second-class

citizens under the law

Stephanopoulos: but would you

ban them from the military?

Perry: no – we need them to

fight our next war with Iran!

Stephanopoulos: you're so unpopular

you don't qualify for the Republican debates

Perry: yes but I have smart 

person glasses now

Stephanopoulos: yes I can see that

Perry: I'm very optimistic

Stephanopoulos: or delusional

Perry: or both

Stephanopoulos: what's your path to victory?

Perry: we do three things – first we

generate interest and excitement,

second, we persuade undecided voters

that executive and military experience

matter and I forget the third thing

Stephanopoulos: that's okay Rick

Perry: oops

Stephanopoulos: good luck Governor

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: does Trump

help or hurt the Republican party?

Cole: he helps us!

Stephanopoulos: are you serious

Cole: yes because he

draws attention to the party

Castro: he draw attention to

the fact you're full of racist

and bigots

Cole: hey he's energized the base

Castro: he's energized hispanics

to hate the GOP

Kristol: he's tapped into

what many people believe –

Mexicans are rapists

Castro: Ted Cruz praised him

while NASCAR condemned

him – have you guys lost your minds?

Gearan: he's sucking attention

from other candidates

Cole: no he's allowing Jeb

to make himself look moderate

Stephanopoulos: when does he drop out?

Cole: never – he's got lots of

money to be a real candidate

as the Founders intended

Stephanopoulos: does he run

as a third party candidate?

Kristol: most illegal immigrants

are violent criminals

Castro: Donald Trump is a racist

Stephanopoulos: Trump is

just like Bernie Sanders!

Gearan: he's drawing huge crowds

– Hillary is doomed!

Stephanopoulos: how does

she handle the threat??

Castro: the media was complaining

about a coronation and now they're

complaining she's not winning by enough

Kristol: don't underestimate Bernie Sanders!

Stephanopoulos: we're not

Kristol: Hillary is too close

to Goldman Sachs!

Cole: Sanders is a lefty leftist!