Guests:
Vice President Joe Biden
Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark)
Fmr. Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-FL)
Andrea Mitchell
Mark McKinnon
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Gregory: Busy weekend in Congress with tax cuts, gays in the military, DREAM and START
Gregory: Joe very nice job this week -
but what about jobs?
Biden: the deal to prevent the Bush Tax Hike
will mean more jobs
Gregory: Bush Tax Hike?
Biden: right - Bush signed a law to raise your taxes in 2011 and we prevented that and even added unemployment insurance
Gregory: Mitt Romney says there is still uncertainty - why did you not write the laws in stone or blood
Biden: job creators don’t care about rates for the rich - businessmen want a new backhoe
Gregory: but in 2012 people will want more tax
cuts for the rich
Biden: which people?
Gregory: me and all my rich friends
Biden: we had nail down a deal now
Gregory: Obama broke his promise to make Republicans to do the right thing!
Biden: hey Fluffy we lost the 2010 elections -
did you know that?
Gregory: really?
Biden: right - the GOP was holding unemployed people hostage
Gregory: but Obama compromised!
Biden: fuckin-a Fluffers - people were drowning!
Gregory: Obama is not serious about cutting
the deficit
Biden: bullshit
Gregory: oh?
Biden: right - all economists said to attack the debt we should cut the payroll tax and spend more
Gregory: so why not spend more money on shovel-ready projects?
Biden: great idea - we froze spending on discretionary projects
Gregory: I see
Gregory: will Obama veto any bill with earmarks?
Biden: who can say - we’d be willing to drive a
Chevy to the levee to fund troops in Afghanistan
Gregory: Veto - yes or no!
Biden: I veto you Fluffy!
Gregory: omg we’re going to have lesbians serving openly in the military
Biden: most of the Dutch military are gay men and they haven’t lost a war since Napoleon
Gregory: plus they’re all tall and good looking
Biden: especially in those speed skating outfits
Gregory: so true
Gregory: can we still build a missile shield
under START?
Biden: yes - look even John McCain likes this treaty and as you have no doubt noticed he’s insane
Gregory: Julian Assange says he will continue to release cables from Reading Goal
Biden: damm that fucker and his nice hair
Gregory: is he a crook?
Biden: he conspired with leakers unlike Bob Woodward who has a very nice townhouse in Georgetown
Gregory: is Assange a terrorist or a freedom fighter?
Biden: he’s a high tech terrorist because now I can’t bring my friends into meetings with other diplomats
Gregory: are we winning in Afghanistan?
Biden: in our effort to kill the last 90 members of al-qaeda we’re making great progress
Gregory: excellent
Biden: remaking the Central Asian region is however proving to be a little more difficult
Gregory: just be honest with me Joe
Biden: you’re a moron
Gregory: anything else
Biden: also truthfully Bush completely fucked up Afghanistan so we need to withdraw carefully
Gregory: Ok
Biden: we’re Al Pacino in Godfather III
Gregory: overacting in a regrettable sequel?
Biden: every time we think we’re out - we get pulled back in!
Gregory: should we be terrified of an al-qaeda
terror attack in America?
Biden: no
Gregory: that’s disappointing
Biden: but we should be worried about weirdo nutjobs like Underpants Boy
Gregory: How does Obama turn things around?
Biden: the American people want us to get along and get stuff done and goddammit that is
what we’re doing
Gregory: what is Obama - is he a liberal, a pragmatist, a Vulcan or an android?
Biden: he’s a progressive leader who knows politics is the art of the possible
Gregory: but Obama ran on changing Washington forever
Biden: but the Republicans decided it was in their best interest to obstruct Obama at every turn
Gregory: they were rewarded
Biden: right but they are already compromising - those weeping weenies
Gregory: can you speak reason to the GOP
Biden: Yes! I’ve been doing it all along Fluffman
Gregory: interesting
Biden: I like these Republicans and they’re
my friends
Gregory: Awwww
[ break ]
Gregory: Obama came through with big Republican votes on ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Scarborough: it’s a big win for Obama who was losing his base
Gregory: Cornyn and McCain said it’s disgrace to shove gays down our throats
McKinnon: that’s stupid and bigoted
Gregory: How did Obama pull it off?
Mitchell: Admiral Mullen and others persuaded others that it was immoral not to repeal the dishonorable policy
Gregory: what about the tax bill?
Booker: it’s pragmatic just like DADT
Gregory: Oh?
Booker: sure - the liberal base wants to raise taxes on the rich but I tell you this is a good deal for people in Newark
Gregory: is this the new practical Obama?
Scarborough: passing this bill was easy - Obama needs to control the deficit or America will collapse like Ireland or California
Gregory: Oh my god!
Scarborough: raising the debt is totally reckless!
Gregory: You’re a Reagan republican!
Scarborough: that’s different! He was a white cowboy with nice hair!
McKinnon: do you like my scarf?
Booker: unlike all of you I actually have a real job
McKinnon: oh snap
Booker: I don’t care about attacks on wealth - I want spending to build up my crappy city
Mitchell: the GOP were dumb to oppose the DREAM act - these are people who are trying to educate themselves and serve the nation on the front lines
Booker: it’s crazy - it’s like if Einstein were a war
hero and telling him to get his anchor-baby ass back to Germany
Gregory: so basically you’re saying it’s another Obama failure
McKinnon: we went from 44% of the Hispanic vote
to 28% in 2008 - so good job, GOP!
Gregory: people think American is on the wrong track
McKinnon: so true
Gregory: people think ‘No Labels’ is right-wing childish magical thinking
McKinnon: Rush Limbaugh and Frank Rich both attacked us so we must be right
Gregory: okey
McKinnon: America likes good things
Scarborough: Leftists are childish and they
lost in 2010
Gregory: so how does Obama punish the GOP
Booker: I heard you are a moron
Gregory: yes
Booker: Who cares?! my city is totally fucked! I have to work with evil people like Chris Christie and Mark Zuckberg!
Gregory: Andrea are we ever leaving the nightmare that is Afghanistan
Mitchell: everything is collapsing so we might as well get the hell out
Booker: why are still cutting taxes for the rich when we’re at war?
Scarborough: Obama cut taxes and doubled-down until 2015
Gregory: I’m scared of terrorists hiding in caves
Mitchell: Pakistan won’t cooperate so we should just fucking leave already
Scarborough: I guarantee we not leaving in 2014
Booker: people in Newark are scared of gunfire but it’s not coming from Afghanistan I assure you
Gregory: Mark Zuckerberg pledged $100 million for Newark schools
Booker: did I mention he’s a genius and a
wonderful person
Gregory: schools are awesome
Mitchell: those Asians are beating us our asses
Scarborough: a non-shitty American education should be our moonshot!
Gregory: Amen
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
This Week with Christiane Amanpour - December 19, 2010
Guests:
Sen. John Kerrey
Sen. Richard Lugar
George Will
Donna Brazile
Rajiv Chandrasekan
Chrystia Freeland
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Amanpour: whoa gay soldiers, tax cuts, and START - hell of lame duck Congress
Amanpour: Senator will our military be all-gay now and what does that mean
Kerrey: well George Washington, General Sherman and George Armstrong Custer were all gay so it’s not problem
Lugar: I was persuaded by the Marines that their seamen would be threatened
Kerrey: Dick has his mind on the tip of the spear
Amanpour: Will START pass?
Kerrey: why not - we’re on a roll!
Lugar: the GOP will pass it if we can amend it
Amanpour: how so?
Lugar: to only allow lesbians in the military
Kerrey: I think we can do that
Lugar: also we need a massive fantasy missile shield
Kerrey: we can still build a fake pretend shield
if we want to
Amanpour: but the Preamble!
Kerrey: Schoolhouse Rock covered all that
Lugar: look as Republicans we hate North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan Pakistan, and Iraq but that doesn’t mean we can’t hate the Russians too
Amanpour: so how is our failing war
in Afghanistan going?
Lugar: Those wily Paks won’t close the borders!
Amanpour: Okay
Lugar: of course we can’t control the Mexican border
Kerrey: Look Pakistan has a very very fragile
corrupt puppet government
Amanpour: does it
Kerrey: yes - did you know American drones
killing civilians are very unpopular there?
Amanpour: No!
Kerrey: Yes!
Amanpour: Richard Holbrooke died
Kerrey: He was amazing and focused
Lugar: Pakistanis like money but getting money there was very difficult
Amanpour: Have you tried throwing billions
in cash out of airplanes?
Lugar: that could work
[ break ]
Amanpour: Should we stick with the Afghan quagmire?
Will: we’re winning battles but not the war
Chandrasekan: of course U.S. soldiers can kill - but the Afghan government cannot control the country
Amanpour: Obama says we’re winning
Chandrasekan: but he wants to withdraw - which is probably right
Brazille: what the fuck are we doing there - we’re fighting to force the Afghan people to take over their own damm country
Freeland: we’re in a recession so the uber-hawk GOP decided we need to leave Afghanistan
Will: Harry Reid called the GOP’s bluff and they weren’t bluffing - they really are crazy
Amanpour: so really - no more earmarks?
Will: yes nutjobs in the Tea Party have everyone terrified
Brazile: that’s fine but what the hell are they
gonna cut?
Freeland: the partisanship over the next two years will make 2010 look like a damm Amish barn raising
Will: oh no there will be bipartisanship - Democrats will give Republicans what they want
Amanpour: who won with the tax deal?
Will: Obama had a terrible week because a federal judge in Virginia with a massive financial conflict
of interest said you can’t force people to buy health insurance
Brazille: fuck you George
McCain: I hate gay people!!
Chandrasekan: I’ve talked to the troops and they don’t care if you’re straight, gay, bi or Lindsey Graham
Brazille: they’re good soldiers and willing to die
for their nation
Will: and willing to kill which gives me a happy
*********************************************
Sen. John Kerrey
Sen. Richard Lugar
George Will
Donna Brazile
Rajiv Chandrasekan
Chrystia Freeland
************************************
Amanpour: whoa gay soldiers, tax cuts, and START - hell of lame duck Congress
Amanpour: Senator will our military be all-gay now and what does that mean
Kerrey: well George Washington, General Sherman and George Armstrong Custer were all gay so it’s not problem
Lugar: I was persuaded by the Marines that their seamen would be threatened
Kerrey: Dick has his mind on the tip of the spear
Amanpour: Will START pass?
Kerrey: why not - we’re on a roll!
Lugar: the GOP will pass it if we can amend it
Amanpour: how so?
Lugar: to only allow lesbians in the military
Kerrey: I think we can do that
Lugar: also we need a massive fantasy missile shield
Kerrey: we can still build a fake pretend shield
if we want to
Amanpour: but the Preamble!
Kerrey: Schoolhouse Rock covered all that
Lugar: look as Republicans we hate North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan Pakistan, and Iraq but that doesn’t mean we can’t hate the Russians too
Amanpour: so how is our failing war
in Afghanistan going?
Lugar: Those wily Paks won’t close the borders!
Amanpour: Okay
Lugar: of course we can’t control the Mexican border
Kerrey: Look Pakistan has a very very fragile
corrupt puppet government
Amanpour: does it
Kerrey: yes - did you know American drones
killing civilians are very unpopular there?
Amanpour: No!
Kerrey: Yes!
Amanpour: Richard Holbrooke died
Kerrey: He was amazing and focused
Lugar: Pakistanis like money but getting money there was very difficult
Amanpour: Have you tried throwing billions
in cash out of airplanes?
Lugar: that could work
[ break ]
Amanpour: Should we stick with the Afghan quagmire?
Will: we’re winning battles but not the war
Chandrasekan: of course U.S. soldiers can kill - but the Afghan government cannot control the country
Amanpour: Obama says we’re winning
Chandrasekan: but he wants to withdraw - which is probably right
Brazille: what the fuck are we doing there - we’re fighting to force the Afghan people to take over their own damm country
Freeland: we’re in a recession so the uber-hawk GOP decided we need to leave Afghanistan
Will: Harry Reid called the GOP’s bluff and they weren’t bluffing - they really are crazy
Amanpour: so really - no more earmarks?
Will: yes nutjobs in the Tea Party have everyone terrified
Brazile: that’s fine but what the hell are they
gonna cut?
Freeland: the partisanship over the next two years will make 2010 look like a damm Amish barn raising
Will: oh no there will be bipartisanship - Democrats will give Republicans what they want
Amanpour: who won with the tax deal?
Will: Obama had a terrible week because a federal judge in Virginia with a massive financial conflict
of interest said you can’t force people to buy health insurance
Brazille: fuck you George
McCain: I hate gay people!!
Chandrasekan: I’ve talked to the troops and they don’t care if you’re straight, gay, bi or Lindsey Graham
Brazille: they’re good soldiers and willing to die
for their nation
Will: and willing to kill which gives me a happy
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
60 Minutes with John Boehner - Dec. 12, 2010
Stahl: He’s the new Speaker, won one of the biggest elections in decades and is third in line for the Presidency - meet John Boehner!
Stahl: what do you think of Obama?
Boehner: He’s brilliant and good looking
Stahl: he called you a hostage-taker
Boehner: that’s uncalled for and if he doesn’t stop
I will shoot this dog
Stahl: you’re so wonderful
Boehner: I know
Stahl: you disrespected Obama
Boehner: true but he said I am a color that doesn’t exist in nature
Stahl: he has a point
Boehner: [ sobs ]
Boehner [ on tape ]: Hell no we can’t!!
Stahl: you said ‘Hell yes we can cry our eyes out!’
Boehner: sniff sniff
Stahl: you mopped the vomit off the floor in a bar
at 10 years old
Boehner: I had 11 brothers and sisters and one bathroom which will help in running the House
Stahl: you were Kennedy Democrats
Boehner: then I saw the Reagan light and cried my way to the top
Stahl: why did you sob so much on election night
Boehner: I’ve been chasing the American dream all my life
Stahl: what’s that?
Boehner: providing for the safety and security
of the lobbyists who fund me
[ stops, starts sobbing ]
Stahl: have you learned lessons from
Gingrich’s mistakes?
Boehner: I’m going to try avoid being a total asshole
Stahl: you worked with Ted Kennedy
Boehner: he was awesome but in my defense
he charmed everybody
Stahl: Obama says you have to compromise
Boehner: Hell no I don’t!
Stahl: I don’t get it
Boehner: I speak for the American people
Stahl: you compromised on the tax cuts
Boehner: shhh… the tea partiers are loonies
Stahl: will you treat the tea partiers like children?
Boehner: that’s putting it charitably
Stahl: but the tax deal will add to the deficit
Boehner: only spending is bad
Stahl: that’s idiotic
Boehner: I know
Stahl: what will you cut?
Boehner: cut the budgets of committees
in Congress
Stahl: that doesn’t sound like much money
Boehner: true but it’s useless
Stahl: you’re a much better golfer than Obama
Boehner: I know - I’m so awesome
Stahl: why not play golf with Obama
Boehner: playing with little white balls reveals character
Stahl: Mrs. Boehner are you proud of your husband
Boehner: [ starts crying ]
Wife: he’s going through an emotional time
Stahl: I can see that
Boehner: [ sobbing ]
Wife: hell he was a janitor when I met him and now look at him
Stahl: indeed
Boehner: [ blows nose ]
Stahl: well good luck to you both
Wife: thanks Leslie
Boehner: [ baaaaahhhh ]
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Stahl: what do you think of Obama?
Boehner: He’s brilliant and good looking
Stahl: he called you a hostage-taker
Boehner: that’s uncalled for and if he doesn’t stop
I will shoot this dog
Stahl: you’re so wonderful
Boehner: I know
Stahl: you disrespected Obama
Boehner: true but he said I am a color that doesn’t exist in nature
Stahl: he has a point
Boehner: [ sobs ]
Boehner [ on tape ]: Hell no we can’t!!
Stahl: you said ‘Hell yes we can cry our eyes out!’
Boehner: sniff sniff
Stahl: you mopped the vomit off the floor in a bar
at 10 years old
Boehner: I had 11 brothers and sisters and one bathroom which will help in running the House
Stahl: you were Kennedy Democrats
Boehner: then I saw the Reagan light and cried my way to the top
Stahl: why did you sob so much on election night
Boehner: I’ve been chasing the American dream all my life
Stahl: what’s that?
Boehner: providing for the safety and security
of the lobbyists who fund me
[ stops, starts sobbing ]
Stahl: have you learned lessons from
Gingrich’s mistakes?
Boehner: I’m going to try avoid being a total asshole
Stahl: you worked with Ted Kennedy
Boehner: he was awesome but in my defense
he charmed everybody
Stahl: Obama says you have to compromise
Boehner: Hell no I don’t!
Stahl: I don’t get it
Boehner: I speak for the American people
Stahl: you compromised on the tax cuts
Boehner: shhh… the tea partiers are loonies
Stahl: will you treat the tea partiers like children?
Boehner: that’s putting it charitably
Stahl: but the tax deal will add to the deficit
Boehner: only spending is bad
Stahl: that’s idiotic
Boehner: I know
Stahl: what will you cut?
Boehner: cut the budgets of committees
in Congress
Stahl: that doesn’t sound like much money
Boehner: true but it’s useless
Stahl: you’re a much better golfer than Obama
Boehner: I know - I’m so awesome
Stahl: why not play golf with Obama
Boehner: playing with little white balls reveals character
Stahl: Mrs. Boehner are you proud of your husband
Boehner: [ starts crying ]
Wife: he’s going through an emotional time
Stahl: I can see that
Boehner: [ sobbing ]
Wife: hell he was a janitor when I met him and now look at him
Stahl: indeed
Boehner: [ blows nose ]
Stahl: well good luck to you both
Wife: thanks Leslie
Boehner: [ baaaaahhhh ]
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Meet The Press - December 12, 2010
Guests:
Austan Goolsbee - Council of Economic Advisors
Mike Bloomberg - Mayor of New York
Rep. Anthony Weiner - (D-NY)
Harold Ford
Savannah Guthrie
Paul Gigot
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Gregory: Is the tax deal going to pass?
Goolsbee: sure it will - we can’t allow taxes to go up
Gregory: some people hate it
Goolsbee: I know it’s a bitter pill to swallow
Gregory: Larry Summers says we’re going to have a double-dip recession - is he just trying to scare people?
Goolsbee: [ puts flashlight under chin ]
taxes will go up in 20 days!
Gregory: the tax cuts didn’t create jobs in the
first place
Goolsbee: true - but Obama scored an awesome deal for the Obama tax cuts
Gregory: do tax cuts stimulate the economy?
Goolsbee: not for the rich - but it’s a compromise
to help working families
Gregory: will you really raise taxes on the
rich in 2012?
Goolsbee: it’s possible - after all some say the world will also come to an end
Gregory: the tax cuts for the rich will add to the deficit!
Goolsbee: adding by not raising taxes?
Gregory: right
Goolsbee: look Fluffy Obama agrees with you
and Tim Geithner!
Gregory: but how can you show you’re serious like me!
Goolsbee: if you want to cut the debt we have to grow the economy
Gregory: that’s not what Tim Geithner said
Goolsbee: yes he did
Gregory: whatever
Gregory: isn’t it a fundamental flaw that this deal doesn’t solve the deficit once and for all?
Goolsbee: you mean like every Republican plan since 1980?
Gregory: don’t we have to raise taxes on the
middle class right now!!
Goolsbee: there’s a lot we can’t afford Greggers
Gregory: when will unemployment go down?
Goolsbee: soonever
Gregory: thanks for coming
[ break ]
Gregory: Mayor what do you think of the tax deal
Bloomberg: hey at least they got something done
Gregory: but it’s not a long-term permanent solution!
Bloomberg: so what?
Gregory: but the debt!! [ screeches ]
Bloomberg: well maybe you should ask your Republican friends about that Fluffers
Gregory: but it seems like we’re not serious about tackling the debt problem
Bloomberg: we’re not
Gregory: so sad
Bloomberg: Obama’s job is to persuade people
to sacrifice
Gregory: do tax cuts stimulate the economy?
Bloomberg: sure - people take the money and spend it
Gregory: but the Bush tax cuts didn’t create any jobs
Bloomberg: are you deaf Greggers - I said rich people spend and invest money
Gregory: Is Obama a fighter or weak?
Bloomberg: well now he’s leading - by making
deals and accommodations
Gregory: I see
Bloomberg: we need to support the President to help the nation succeed
Gregory: how does he deal with Angry Liberals
Bloomberg: tell them to suck it up
Gregory: don’t Americans need to suffer with austerity?
Bloomberg: we need investment!
Gregory: really?
Bloomberg: we need a new great American innovation like the Erie Canal, national railroads, WWII, the Internet or the army of robots roaming
the subways of New York City
Gregory: what was that last one?
Bloomberg: I’ve said too much
Gregory: what must we do now?
Bloomberg: we must give people false confidence in the future - then they will spend wildly
Gregory: give me a tough choice you would make
Bloomberg: let foreign geniuses move to the U.S.
Gregory: sweet
Bloomberg: It’s national suicide to force businesses to only hire Americans
Gregory: are running for President?
Bloomberg: no
Gregory: are you in favor of scrapping political parties?
Bloomberg: they are very annoying
Gregory: you’re running aren’t you?
Bloomberg: We’re creating jobs here in
New York City!
Gregory: If I came to you and got down on my hands and knees and begged you to run - would you?
Bloomberg: no I’m too modest
Gregory: what do you want to do?
Bloomberg: I’d like to be the greatest Mayor of all time
Gregory: you attacked the left and right -
that tickles me in my special place
Bloomberg: thanks Fluffy
Gregory: could you roll Congress better than Obama?
Bloomberg: NYC is rocking and rolling
Gregory: but isn’t that easier said than done?
Bloomberg: Actually Obama is doing it
Gregory: really?
Bloomberg: and he’s creating awesome trade agreements
Gregory: what else should he do?
Bloomberg: Obama needs businessmen who have swept the floor for their employees
Gregory: I can’t say I’ve ever done that
[ break ]
Gregory: Obama brought in Bill Clinton to defend
his tax deal
Guthrie: The Bid Dog was in his element
Clinton: a Mexican Stand-Off ain’t gonna work
Weiner: I'm biased because Clinton married me
Gregory: I see
Weiner: When Bill Clinton compromised it was different because the debt is a problem now
Gregory: will you vote for this?
Weiner: Congress will begin to do our job - with
19 days left in the session
Ford: we got everything we wanted!
Gregory: really!?
Ford: Anthony is so worried about the debt - most of that come from the middle class cuts
Gigot: Obama endorsed Bush’s ideas!
Weiner: I’m not running around with my tail between with my legs!
Gregory: Is Obama?
Weiner: we have the numbers - we don’t have a
weak hand!
Guthrie: Obama is staring at the barrel of a gun
Gregory: wow
Guthrie: why didn’t the Democrats run on raising taxes before November?
Ford: I would like to note that Bush was a big-spending craptacular President
Gregory: let’s raise taxes on everyone!
Gigot: Yes! except the rich!
Gregory: Obama called the left sanctimonious purists
Weiner: Obama is right - if he had fought harder for the public option we would have it -
the people love it!
Ford: excuse me Tony - the public rejected liberals in November
Guthrie: Obama is finally fighting - against the left!
Gregory: Krauthammer says Obama pulled a Kenyan-style swindle
Gigot: Republicans promised to raise the debt and by golly they did it
Weiner: Republicans got what they wanted -
it’s frustrating!
Gigot: because they get to vote too
Weiner: Obama backed away from this fight!
Ford: Anthony the Democrats lost 60 seats -
did you know that?
Gregory: Is Obama a pragmatist?
Guthrie: this is who Obama is - the progressives wanted John Edwards
Gregory: okay then
********************************
Austan Goolsbee - Council of Economic Advisors
Mike Bloomberg - Mayor of New York
Rep. Anthony Weiner - (D-NY)
Harold Ford
Savannah Guthrie
Paul Gigot
************************
Gregory: Is the tax deal going to pass?
Goolsbee: sure it will - we can’t allow taxes to go up
Gregory: some people hate it
Goolsbee: I know it’s a bitter pill to swallow
Gregory: Larry Summers says we’re going to have a double-dip recession - is he just trying to scare people?
Goolsbee: [ puts flashlight under chin ]
taxes will go up in 20 days!
Gregory: the tax cuts didn’t create jobs in the
first place
Goolsbee: true - but Obama scored an awesome deal for the Obama tax cuts
Gregory: do tax cuts stimulate the economy?
Goolsbee: not for the rich - but it’s a compromise
to help working families
Gregory: will you really raise taxes on the
rich in 2012?
Goolsbee: it’s possible - after all some say the world will also come to an end
Gregory: the tax cuts for the rich will add to the deficit!
Goolsbee: adding by not raising taxes?
Gregory: right
Goolsbee: look Fluffy Obama agrees with you
and Tim Geithner!
Gregory: but how can you show you’re serious like me!
Goolsbee: if you want to cut the debt we have to grow the economy
Gregory: that’s not what Tim Geithner said
Goolsbee: yes he did
Gregory: whatever
Gregory: isn’t it a fundamental flaw that this deal doesn’t solve the deficit once and for all?
Goolsbee: you mean like every Republican plan since 1980?
Gregory: don’t we have to raise taxes on the
middle class right now!!
Goolsbee: there’s a lot we can’t afford Greggers
Gregory: when will unemployment go down?
Goolsbee: soonever
Gregory: thanks for coming
[ break ]
Gregory: Mayor what do you think of the tax deal
Bloomberg: hey at least they got something done
Gregory: but it’s not a long-term permanent solution!
Bloomberg: so what?
Gregory: but the debt!! [ screeches ]
Bloomberg: well maybe you should ask your Republican friends about that Fluffers
Gregory: but it seems like we’re not serious about tackling the debt problem
Bloomberg: we’re not
Gregory: so sad
Bloomberg: Obama’s job is to persuade people
to sacrifice
Gregory: do tax cuts stimulate the economy?
Bloomberg: sure - people take the money and spend it
Gregory: but the Bush tax cuts didn’t create any jobs
Bloomberg: are you deaf Greggers - I said rich people spend and invest money
Gregory: Is Obama a fighter or weak?
Bloomberg: well now he’s leading - by making
deals and accommodations
Gregory: I see
Bloomberg: we need to support the President to help the nation succeed
Gregory: how does he deal with Angry Liberals
Bloomberg: tell them to suck it up
Gregory: don’t Americans need to suffer with austerity?
Bloomberg: we need investment!
Gregory: really?
Bloomberg: we need a new great American innovation like the Erie Canal, national railroads, WWII, the Internet or the army of robots roaming
the subways of New York City
Gregory: what was that last one?
Bloomberg: I’ve said too much
Gregory: what must we do now?
Bloomberg: we must give people false confidence in the future - then they will spend wildly
Gregory: give me a tough choice you would make
Bloomberg: let foreign geniuses move to the U.S.
Gregory: sweet
Bloomberg: It’s national suicide to force businesses to only hire Americans
Gregory: are running for President?
Bloomberg: no
Gregory: are you in favor of scrapping political parties?
Bloomberg: they are very annoying
Gregory: you’re running aren’t you?
Bloomberg: We’re creating jobs here in
New York City!
Gregory: If I came to you and got down on my hands and knees and begged you to run - would you?
Bloomberg: no I’m too modest
Gregory: what do you want to do?
Bloomberg: I’d like to be the greatest Mayor of all time
Gregory: you attacked the left and right -
that tickles me in my special place
Bloomberg: thanks Fluffy
Gregory: could you roll Congress better than Obama?
Bloomberg: NYC is rocking and rolling
Gregory: but isn’t that easier said than done?
Bloomberg: Actually Obama is doing it
Gregory: really?
Bloomberg: and he’s creating awesome trade agreements
Gregory: what else should he do?
Bloomberg: Obama needs businessmen who have swept the floor for their employees
Gregory: I can’t say I’ve ever done that
[ break ]
Gregory: Obama brought in Bill Clinton to defend
his tax deal
Guthrie: The Bid Dog was in his element
Clinton: a Mexican Stand-Off ain’t gonna work
Weiner: I'm biased because Clinton married me
Gregory: I see
Weiner: When Bill Clinton compromised it was different because the debt is a problem now
Gregory: will you vote for this?
Weiner: Congress will begin to do our job - with
19 days left in the session
Ford: we got everything we wanted!
Gregory: really!?
Ford: Anthony is so worried about the debt - most of that come from the middle class cuts
Gigot: Obama endorsed Bush’s ideas!
Weiner: I’m not running around with my tail between with my legs!
Gregory: Is Obama?
Weiner: we have the numbers - we don’t have a
weak hand!
Guthrie: Obama is staring at the barrel of a gun
Gregory: wow
Guthrie: why didn’t the Democrats run on raising taxes before November?
Ford: I would like to note that Bush was a big-spending craptacular President
Gregory: let’s raise taxes on everyone!
Gigot: Yes! except the rich!
Gregory: Obama called the left sanctimonious purists
Weiner: Obama is right - if he had fought harder for the public option we would have it -
the people love it!
Ford: excuse me Tony - the public rejected liberals in November
Guthrie: Obama is finally fighting - against the left!
Gregory: Krauthammer says Obama pulled a Kenyan-style swindle
Gigot: Republicans promised to raise the debt and by golly they did it
Weiner: Republicans got what they wanted -
it’s frustrating!
Gigot: because they get to vote too
Weiner: Obama backed away from this fight!
Ford: Anthony the Democrats lost 60 seats -
did you know that?
Gregory: Is Obama a pragmatist?
Guthrie: this is who Obama is - the progressives wanted John Edwards
Gregory: okay then
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This Week with Christiane Amanpour - December 12, 2010
Guests:
David Axelrod - White House Advisor
Tzipi Livni - Israel Opposition Leader
Salam Fayyad - PM Palestinian Authority
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Amanpour: Welcome David - Congressional Dems don’t want to cut taxes for the rich!
Axelrod: well do they want to raises taxes on the middle class and end unemployment benefits?
Amanpour: make me an offer
Axelrod: I’m not here to negotiate
Amanpour: what about the estate tax?
Axelrod: hey did you know there is a payroll tax cut?
Amanpour: Obama said he wouldn’t accept a tax
cut for the rich
Axelrod: right he never ever will - that would borrow money from China for no reason
Amanpour: but the deal extends the cuts
Axelrod: ah but not permanently
Amanpour: so will you raise taxes in 2012 which is after all an election year?
Axelrod: sure because the economy will have recovered by then
Amanpour: you negotiated with the GOP and
didn’t include any Democrats
Axelrod: It all happened so fast - Obama was at home watching the finale of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ with Mitch McConnell and suddenly we had
an agreement
Amanpour: Is Obama ditching liberal Dems?
Axelrod: not at all - he’s just ignoring them
Amanpour: Is Obama too much pulpit and not enough bully?
Axelrod: ha good one
Amanpour: Larry Summers says if we don’t make a deal we will have a double-dip recession
Axelrod: no he only said that it might happen
Amanpour: what’s so great about the deal?
Axelrod: it will get corporations off the economic sidelines and in the game!
Amanpour: this will add a trillion dollars to the debt!
Axelrod: these are existing tax cuts Christiane!
Amanpour: even so - how can we live with this debt?
Axelrod: what we can’t live with is this crappy economy
Amanpour: will any Democrats vote for the deal?
Axelrod: hey we hate this deal too - politics is the
art of compromise
Amanpour: thanks!
[ break ]
Amanpour: This just in - Israel and Palestinians
are still fighting
Audience: wow
Amanpour: Why are you humiliating the
United States?
Livni: We all want a peace treaty - I think
Fayyad: the process is broken
Amanpour: Can we make Jerusalem a place for all faiths to come together in peace - like Epcot
Livni: that’s a nice fantasyland
Amanpour: why don’t you recognize that not all refugees won’t be able to come back?
Fayyad: if only there were some sort of process to discuss all that
Livni: the answer is to create a Palestinian state to take refugees like Israel took Jewish refugees fleeing oppression in Europe
Amanpour: interesting analogy
Amanpour: Can the U.S. help at all make peace between the parties?
Livni: you can’t even do that in America!
Amanpour: good point
Fayyad: why not - they could be our broker
Amanpour: the U.S. has a bloody nose!
Livni: sorry about that
Amanpour: Fayyad has accomplished so much - why not assist him?
Livni: we are - we sent him a whole bunch of hannukah gifts!
Fayyad: thanks so much for those
Amanpour: would you like anything else?
Fayyad: um let's see - how about ending
the occupation?
Amanpour: can you do that?
Livni: Have you tried working with Bibi - he’s nuts
Amanpour: thank you both for coming
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David Axelrod - White House Advisor
Tzipi Livni - Israel Opposition Leader
Salam Fayyad - PM Palestinian Authority
*************************
Amanpour: Welcome David - Congressional Dems don’t want to cut taxes for the rich!
Axelrod: well do they want to raises taxes on the middle class and end unemployment benefits?
Amanpour: make me an offer
Axelrod: I’m not here to negotiate
Amanpour: what about the estate tax?
Axelrod: hey did you know there is a payroll tax cut?
Amanpour: Obama said he wouldn’t accept a tax
cut for the rich
Axelrod: right he never ever will - that would borrow money from China for no reason
Amanpour: but the deal extends the cuts
Axelrod: ah but not permanently
Amanpour: so will you raise taxes in 2012 which is after all an election year?
Axelrod: sure because the economy will have recovered by then
Amanpour: you negotiated with the GOP and
didn’t include any Democrats
Axelrod: It all happened so fast - Obama was at home watching the finale of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ with Mitch McConnell and suddenly we had
an agreement
Amanpour: Is Obama ditching liberal Dems?
Axelrod: not at all - he’s just ignoring them
Amanpour: Is Obama too much pulpit and not enough bully?
Axelrod: ha good one
Amanpour: Larry Summers says if we don’t make a deal we will have a double-dip recession
Axelrod: no he only said that it might happen
Amanpour: what’s so great about the deal?
Axelrod: it will get corporations off the economic sidelines and in the game!
Amanpour: this will add a trillion dollars to the debt!
Axelrod: these are existing tax cuts Christiane!
Amanpour: even so - how can we live with this debt?
Axelrod: what we can’t live with is this crappy economy
Amanpour: will any Democrats vote for the deal?
Axelrod: hey we hate this deal too - politics is the
art of compromise
Amanpour: thanks!
[ break ]
Amanpour: This just in - Israel and Palestinians
are still fighting
Audience: wow
Amanpour: Why are you humiliating the
United States?
Livni: We all want a peace treaty - I think
Fayyad: the process is broken
Amanpour: Can we make Jerusalem a place for all faiths to come together in peace - like Epcot
Livni: that’s a nice fantasyland
Amanpour: why don’t you recognize that not all refugees won’t be able to come back?
Fayyad: if only there were some sort of process to discuss all that
Livni: the answer is to create a Palestinian state to take refugees like Israel took Jewish refugees fleeing oppression in Europe
Amanpour: interesting analogy
Amanpour: Can the U.S. help at all make peace between the parties?
Livni: you can’t even do that in America!
Amanpour: good point
Fayyad: why not - they could be our broker
Amanpour: the U.S. has a bloody nose!
Livni: sorry about that
Amanpour: Fayyad has accomplished so much - why not assist him?
Livni: we are - we sent him a whole bunch of hannukah gifts!
Fayyad: thanks so much for those
Amanpour: would you like anything else?
Fayyad: um let's see - how about ending
the occupation?
Amanpour: can you do that?
Livni: Have you tried working with Bibi - he’s nuts
Amanpour: thank you both for coming
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Sunday, December 05, 2010
60 Minutes - Interview with Mark Zuckerberg Dec. 5, 2010
Stahl: did you plan to have 500 million people turn their lives over to you?
Zuckerberg: I never knew people would be
that crazy - heh
Stahl: what does the word “hack” mean?
Zuckerberg: it means coding like a freaking maniac
Stahl: what’s a ‘hackathon’?
Zuckerberg: it’s staying up from dusk til dawn
doing crazy things
Stahl: you’re vampires
Zuckerberg: Shhhh
Stahl: Facebook is entirely different starting tomorrow
Zuckerberg: rights it’s a ticker tape of your life
Stahl: now you can see all your friends and
your friends’ friends
Zuckerberg: right - assuming you actually have any
Stahl: what about personal privacy?
Zuckerberg: what is that?
Stahl: people think you are sneaky
Zuckerberg: we don’t sell your information
Stahl: you just compile it and let others take it
Zuckerberg: if others do we hunt them down and
have them killed
Stahl: Doesn’t Facebook have to use information?
Swisher: of course
Zuckerberg: we don’t get it right all the time
Stahl: you hired a lobbyist
Zuckerberg: we love privacy - that’s why we
want to take it
Stahl: if Facebook creating a phone?
Facebook guy: no - we just want to own it
Stahl: is e-mail dead?
Facebook guy: no we haven’t killed it - yet
Stahl: are Google and Facebook on a collision course?
Swisher: Facebook smash!
Zuckerberg: the whole world is social!
Stahl: you’re stealing talent from Google - you even took their chef!
Zuckerberg: a man’s gotta eat
Stahl: you want to conquer the entire Internet
Zuckerberg: why stop there?
Stahl: Half a billion people give you their personal information - so who the hell are you?
Zuckerberg: I’m the inventor of Facebook
Stahl: you saw the movie
Zuckerberg: yes
Stahl: it says you only created Facebook to
get girls
Zuckerberg: not true - I created Facebook
to crush people
Stahl: are you a great entrepeneur?
Zuckerberg: well I sure don’t suck at it
Winklevoss brothers: We invented social networks and Zuckerberg betrayed us!
Stahl: but you didn’t invent social networking dudes
Winklevoss: he was our teammate - that bastard!
Stahl: why are you still suing Facebook?
Winklevoss: This is all about principles - he took our shitty idea and created a 30 billion dollar company!
Stahl: what is the deal the Winklevoss brothers?
Zuckerberg: I volunteered to help those losers and then I created a real website
Stahl: do you feel bad?
Zuckerberg: um no - those spoiled brats are crazy
Zuckerberg: you coined the term toddler CEO
Swisher: well like a toddler he’s grown immensely
Stahl: what were you right about?
Zuckerberg: I turned down an offer of a measly $1 billion
Stahl: when will you go public and can I get
some stock?
Zuckerberg: I don’t know, and no
Stahl: you’re a 26 year-old self made billionaire - do you ever pinch yourself? I mean really so it hurts
Zuckerberg: It’s pretty fucking amazing Leslie
Zuckerberg: I never knew people would be
that crazy - heh
Stahl: what does the word “hack” mean?
Zuckerberg: it means coding like a freaking maniac
Stahl: what’s a ‘hackathon’?
Zuckerberg: it’s staying up from dusk til dawn
doing crazy things
Stahl: you’re vampires
Zuckerberg: Shhhh
Stahl: Facebook is entirely different starting tomorrow
Zuckerberg: rights it’s a ticker tape of your life
Stahl: now you can see all your friends and
your friends’ friends
Zuckerberg: right - assuming you actually have any
Stahl: what about personal privacy?
Zuckerberg: what is that?
Stahl: people think you are sneaky
Zuckerberg: we don’t sell your information
Stahl: you just compile it and let others take it
Zuckerberg: if others do we hunt them down and
have them killed
Stahl: Doesn’t Facebook have to use information?
Swisher: of course
Zuckerberg: we don’t get it right all the time
Stahl: you hired a lobbyist
Zuckerberg: we love privacy - that’s why we
want to take it
Stahl: if Facebook creating a phone?
Facebook guy: no - we just want to own it
Stahl: is e-mail dead?
Facebook guy: no we haven’t killed it - yet
Stahl: are Google and Facebook on a collision course?
Swisher: Facebook smash!
Zuckerberg: the whole world is social!
Stahl: you’re stealing talent from Google - you even took their chef!
Zuckerberg: a man’s gotta eat
Stahl: you want to conquer the entire Internet
Zuckerberg: why stop there?
Stahl: Half a billion people give you their personal information - so who the hell are you?
Zuckerberg: I’m the inventor of Facebook
Stahl: you saw the movie
Zuckerberg: yes
Stahl: it says you only created Facebook to
get girls
Zuckerberg: not true - I created Facebook
to crush people
Stahl: are you a great entrepeneur?
Zuckerberg: well I sure don’t suck at it
Winklevoss brothers: We invented social networks and Zuckerberg betrayed us!
Stahl: but you didn’t invent social networking dudes
Winklevoss: he was our teammate - that bastard!
Stahl: why are you still suing Facebook?
Winklevoss: This is all about principles - he took our shitty idea and created a 30 billion dollar company!
Stahl: what is the deal the Winklevoss brothers?
Zuckerberg: I volunteered to help those losers and then I created a real website
Stahl: do you feel bad?
Zuckerberg: um no - those spoiled brats are crazy
Zuckerberg: you coined the term toddler CEO
Swisher: well like a toddler he’s grown immensely
Stahl: what were you right about?
Zuckerberg: I turned down an offer of a measly $1 billion
Stahl: when will you go public and can I get
some stock?
Zuckerberg: I don’t know, and no
Stahl: you’re a 26 year-old self made billionaire - do you ever pinch yourself? I mean really so it hurts
Zuckerberg: It’s pretty fucking amazing Leslie
60 Minutes with Ben Bernanke - Dec. 5, 2010
Bernanke: Unemployment is very high
Pelley: no shit Sherlock
Pelley: we lost 8 million jobs - when will we get them all back?
Bernanke: 5 years
Pelley: awesome
Bernanke: there’s more - people have been out of work so long they don’t even know most white collar people know spent most of their time at their desks on the Internet
Pelley: wow
Pelley: Wall Street is swimming in money but they won’t lend
Bernanke: why borrow money when you can’t sell anything?
Pelley: so no more bubble?
Bernanke: right - lend, but not too much
Pelley: why did you spend $600 billion
Bernanke: inflation is a problem in that prices are falling
Pelley: so. . . deflation?
Bernanke: right
Pelley: some people think you’re crazy
Bernanke: we’re not printing money - we’re lowering interest rates
Pelley: but inflation is terrifying!
Bernanke: that’s not a problem
Pelley: I’m still scared of 1979
Bernanke: look we can crack down on a return of disco in 15 minutes if we have to
Pelley: what about ABBA?
Bernanke: them too
Pelley: do we have a self-sustaining economy?
Bernanke: no you idiot
Pelley: how about the tax cuts?
Bernanke: we should worry about that 20 years from now
Pelley: how can we grow the economy?
Bernanke: simplify the tax code
Pelley: should the GOP run the Fed like everything else?
Bernanke: I’d have to say no
Pelley: you bailed out Wall Street
Bernanke: we prevented a breakdown of the global financial system
Pelley: you were supposed to prevent that from happening in the first place
Bernanke: no one could have foreseen widespread that obvious fraud and irrational lending would be a problem
Pelley: amazing
Bernanke: we didn’t oversee AIG or Lehman
Pelley: who did?
Bernanke: no one
Pelley: okey dokey
Pelley: what about the gap between rich and poor in America?
Bernanke: it’s great for the rich and not so much for the uneducated and poor
Bernanke: interesting
Pelley: Is America doomed?
Bernanke: not at all - if we can tweet our way to riches
Pelley: Awesome
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Pelley: no shit Sherlock
Pelley: we lost 8 million jobs - when will we get them all back?
Bernanke: 5 years
Pelley: awesome
Bernanke: there’s more - people have been out of work so long they don’t even know most white collar people know spent most of their time at their desks on the Internet
Pelley: wow
Pelley: Wall Street is swimming in money but they won’t lend
Bernanke: why borrow money when you can’t sell anything?
Pelley: so no more bubble?
Bernanke: right - lend, but not too much
Pelley: why did you spend $600 billion
Bernanke: inflation is a problem in that prices are falling
Pelley: so. . . deflation?
Bernanke: right
Pelley: some people think you’re crazy
Bernanke: we’re not printing money - we’re lowering interest rates
Pelley: but inflation is terrifying!
Bernanke: that’s not a problem
Pelley: I’m still scared of 1979
Bernanke: look we can crack down on a return of disco in 15 minutes if we have to
Pelley: what about ABBA?
Bernanke: them too
Pelley: do we have a self-sustaining economy?
Bernanke: no you idiot
Pelley: how about the tax cuts?
Bernanke: we should worry about that 20 years from now
Pelley: how can we grow the economy?
Bernanke: simplify the tax code
Pelley: should the GOP run the Fed like everything else?
Bernanke: I’d have to say no
Pelley: you bailed out Wall Street
Bernanke: we prevented a breakdown of the global financial system
Pelley: you were supposed to prevent that from happening in the first place
Bernanke: no one could have foreseen widespread that obvious fraud and irrational lending would be a problem
Pelley: amazing
Bernanke: we didn’t oversee AIG or Lehman
Pelley: who did?
Bernanke: no one
Pelley: okey dokey
Pelley: what about the gap between rich and poor in America?
Bernanke: it’s great for the rich and not so much for the uneducated and poor
Bernanke: interesting
Pelley: Is America doomed?
Bernanke: not at all - if we can tweet our way to riches
Pelley: Awesome
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Meet The Press - December 5, 2010
December 5, 2010
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA)
Tom Friedman
David Brooks
Katty Kay
****************************
Gregory: should we cut taxes for the rich?
McConnell: of course we should
Gregory: Harry Reid says if cutting on the wealthy worked they would have fucking worked
McConnell: this would hit only small businesses
Gregory: they been in place since 2001!
McConnell: yes we would have had a bad economy without those cuts!
Gregory: that’s stupid
McConnell: I don’t care - a minority of the Senate has spoken!
Gregory: what about START treaty?
McConnell: never heard of it
Gregory: do you like the debt commission’s crazy recommendations?
McConnell: I love them - the debt is like the cast of the Jersey Shore
Gregory: how so
McConnell: both became hot when Obama became President and by January no one will care again
Gregory: are you made about WikiLeaks?
McConnell: he’s a high tech terrorist!
Gregory: Isn’t Obama incompetent for letting a Private get this information?
McConnell: I’m a GOP leader and even I think that’s a stupid question
Gregory: how terrible is Obama?
McConnell: the American people want us put Obama in headlock
Gregory: will you work with him?
McConnell: sure - we can approve the Korea trade treaty
Gregory: he was roundly criticized for leaving Korea without a deal
McConnell: that’s because the media is full of right-wing whores - thank god
Gregory: is he tougher than his opponents think?
McConnell: was he mean to you Fluffy?
Gregory: what about repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell?
McConnell: I can’t support it because of abortion in military hospitals
Gregory: [ facepalm ]
Gregory: what’s up John?
Kerry: Republicans want to cut unemployment insurance so they can give $100,000 to very rich people
Gregory: but rich people are very uncertain about how rich they will be
Kerry: the GOP is morally bankrupt and reckless
Gregory: but they’re so handsome and responsible
Kerry: the Chinese are making solar panels and we lead the world in per capita dancing with stars
Gregory: so why is Obama going to cave to the Republicans?
Kerry: he’s not!
Gregory: that’s not what I heard!
Kerry: Mitch McConnell is a prick
Gregory: Obama does nothing to make Republicans squirm
Kerry: not true - every morning he’s black
Gregory: good point
Kerry: Fluffy Obama rescued Wall Street and got no credit
Gregory: how does that make the GOP unhappy?
Kerry: I’m trying to focus the American people - listen up - the GOP is holding unemployment hostage to give your money away to rich people!
Gregory: you make that sound bad
Kerry: the Democrats comprised over and over and over - and this is our Sputnik moment except we’re East Germany
Gregory: Bob Gates say there’s been an overreaction to WikiLeaks
Kerry: Social Security numbers were exposed!
Gregory: oh my
Kerry: the truth of our diplomatic gossip can be very embarrassing
Gregory: How do you ask a man to be the last man or woman to die in Afghanistan?
Kerry: Afghanistan is not Vietnam - for example Afghanistan has treacherous mountains and it never rains
Gregory: how else?
Kerry: no good movies have been about Afghanistan
Gregory: that’s true
Kerry: we’re going to win in 2014!
Gregory: why does America have a sad Brooksie?
Brooks: the good news is we’re not Chinese - the bad news is we’re not the Chinese
Murphy: the Republicans will give on the START treaty which they support in exchange for tax cuts which they also support
Gregory: we’re not adding jobs but we’re panicking about the debt
Kay: we’ve reached Peak America
Gregory: I see
Kay: but things are worse in Europe because they peaked years ago
Friedman: we’re in flat world which means we need more immigrants, roads, bridges, and education
Gregory: you’re crushing my world
Friedman: people want a human-animal hybrid politics
Gregory: the liberal base is very angry
Murphy: he’s got to dump progressives and stop governing as such a crazy lefty
Gregory: what else?
Murphy: cut social security and medicare
Kay: Americans have a messianic sense of entitlement
Brooks: Paul Ryan is a very serious and inspiring loon
Gregory: I see
Brooks: McConnell made news today when he said he was willing to sit down - that’s a huge giveaway!
Friedman: I like things which are Big and Hard
Kay: the American people don’t feel the deficit is a problem just because interest rates are low which is sad
Gregory: Obama’s approval is not that bad compared to Reagan or Clinton
Brooks: yes but the economy is worse and liberals are wringing their hands over Obama’s weakness
Murphy: Democrats are silly to worry about taxes on the rich
Gregory: what did we learn from the WikiLeaks?
Friedman: the U.S. is giant money-laundering operation
Gregory: fascinating
Friedman: also we are addicted to oil and credit
Brooks: American attacked us in Korea in 1952!
Kay: the leaks show America is not as powerful as it was after World War II
Murphy: Julian Assange committed an act of treason!
Gregory: how so?
Murphy: he never puts shrimp on the barbie!
Gregory: Joe Scarborough says the GOP should man up and say mean things about Sarah Palin
Murphy: She’s a total disaster - but she can win the GOP Iowa caucus
Gregory: what up about Afghanistan?
Friedman: those wily middle easterners are only in it for the money
Gregory: ooh I hate that Tom - and that’s Meet The Press
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA)
Tom Friedman
David Brooks
Katty Kay
****************************
Gregory: should we cut taxes for the rich?
McConnell: of course we should
Gregory: Harry Reid says if cutting on the wealthy worked they would have fucking worked
McConnell: this would hit only small businesses
Gregory: they been in place since 2001!
McConnell: yes we would have had a bad economy without those cuts!
Gregory: that’s stupid
McConnell: I don’t care - a minority of the Senate has spoken!
Gregory: what about START treaty?
McConnell: never heard of it
Gregory: do you like the debt commission’s crazy recommendations?
McConnell: I love them - the debt is like the cast of the Jersey Shore
Gregory: how so
McConnell: both became hot when Obama became President and by January no one will care again
Gregory: are you made about WikiLeaks?
McConnell: he’s a high tech terrorist!
Gregory: Isn’t Obama incompetent for letting a Private get this information?
McConnell: I’m a GOP leader and even I think that’s a stupid question
Gregory: how terrible is Obama?
McConnell: the American people want us put Obama in headlock
Gregory: will you work with him?
McConnell: sure - we can approve the Korea trade treaty
Gregory: he was roundly criticized for leaving Korea without a deal
McConnell: that’s because the media is full of right-wing whores - thank god
Gregory: is he tougher than his opponents think?
McConnell: was he mean to you Fluffy?
Gregory: what about repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell?
McConnell: I can’t support it because of abortion in military hospitals
Gregory: [ facepalm ]
Gregory: what’s up John?
Kerry: Republicans want to cut unemployment insurance so they can give $100,000 to very rich people
Gregory: but rich people are very uncertain about how rich they will be
Kerry: the GOP is morally bankrupt and reckless
Gregory: but they’re so handsome and responsible
Kerry: the Chinese are making solar panels and we lead the world in per capita dancing with stars
Gregory: so why is Obama going to cave to the Republicans?
Kerry: he’s not!
Gregory: that’s not what I heard!
Kerry: Mitch McConnell is a prick
Gregory: Obama does nothing to make Republicans squirm
Kerry: not true - every morning he’s black
Gregory: good point
Kerry: Fluffy Obama rescued Wall Street and got no credit
Gregory: how does that make the GOP unhappy?
Kerry: I’m trying to focus the American people - listen up - the GOP is holding unemployment hostage to give your money away to rich people!
Gregory: you make that sound bad
Kerry: the Democrats comprised over and over and over - and this is our Sputnik moment except we’re East Germany
Gregory: Bob Gates say there’s been an overreaction to WikiLeaks
Kerry: Social Security numbers were exposed!
Gregory: oh my
Kerry: the truth of our diplomatic gossip can be very embarrassing
Gregory: How do you ask a man to be the last man or woman to die in Afghanistan?
Kerry: Afghanistan is not Vietnam - for example Afghanistan has treacherous mountains and it never rains
Gregory: how else?
Kerry: no good movies have been about Afghanistan
Gregory: that’s true
Kerry: we’re going to win in 2014!
Gregory: why does America have a sad Brooksie?
Brooks: the good news is we’re not Chinese - the bad news is we’re not the Chinese
Murphy: the Republicans will give on the START treaty which they support in exchange for tax cuts which they also support
Gregory: we’re not adding jobs but we’re panicking about the debt
Kay: we’ve reached Peak America
Gregory: I see
Kay: but things are worse in Europe because they peaked years ago
Friedman: we’re in flat world which means we need more immigrants, roads, bridges, and education
Gregory: you’re crushing my world
Friedman: people want a human-animal hybrid politics
Gregory: the liberal base is very angry
Murphy: he’s got to dump progressives and stop governing as such a crazy lefty
Gregory: what else?
Murphy: cut social security and medicare
Kay: Americans have a messianic sense of entitlement
Brooks: Paul Ryan is a very serious and inspiring loon
Gregory: I see
Brooks: McConnell made news today when he said he was willing to sit down - that’s a huge giveaway!
Friedman: I like things which are Big and Hard
Kay: the American people don’t feel the deficit is a problem just because interest rates are low which is sad
Gregory: Obama’s approval is not that bad compared to Reagan or Clinton
Brooks: yes but the economy is worse and liberals are wringing their hands over Obama’s weakness
Murphy: Democrats are silly to worry about taxes on the rich
Gregory: what did we learn from the WikiLeaks?
Friedman: the U.S. is giant money-laundering operation
Gregory: fascinating
Friedman: also we are addicted to oil and credit
Brooks: American attacked us in Korea in 1952!
Kay: the leaks show America is not as powerful as it was after World War II
Murphy: Julian Assange committed an act of treason!
Gregory: how so?
Murphy: he never puts shrimp on the barbie!
Gregory: Joe Scarborough says the GOP should man up and say mean things about Sarah Palin
Murphy: She’s a total disaster - but she can win the GOP Iowa caucus
Gregory: what up about Afghanistan?
Friedman: those wily middle easterners are only in it for the money
Gregory: ooh I hate that Tom - and that’s Meet The Press
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This Week with Christiane Amanpour - December 5, 2010
Guests:
Gen. (Ret.) Wesley Clark
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis
Tammy Schultz - Marine Corps War College
Clarke Cooper - Log Cabin Republicans
Sgt. Stacy Vasquez
Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness
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Amanpour: Should gays serve in the military?
Colin Powell, 1993: hell no!
Colin Powell, 2010: why not - they’re adorable!
Marines: let’s wait til we’re down to just one and a half wars
Clark: hey if we can fight two wars we can handle a few open gays
Amanpour: heck even conservatives support repeal
Schultz: the troops don’t think it’s a problem at all
Amanpour: but our precious Marines and their seamen!
Schultz: they’re too focused on fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to worry about a couple of lesbians
Amanpour: ok we’re surveyed everyone and we all love gay people and also Glee is America’s most popular show
Donnelly: Gays in the military are like putting stones in your sack - very gay stones
Cooper: hey lady I was in combat and I only care if people shoot straight
Amanpour: the tip of the spear has gay panic
Cooper: all we have to do is send out a memo telling Marines to stop discrimination
Maginnis: the soldiers will follow orders but we will lose recruits and most soldiers come from gay-hating areas like Alabama and Idaho
Amanpour: fascinating
Maginnis: most soldiers are conservatives
Amanpour: are you sure?
Maginnis: yes for example they hate government but have cradle to grave government-provided health care
Amanpour: that sounds right
Clark: nobody asked on D-Day if Matt Damon was gay
Amanpour: interesting
Clark: open lesbians make great soldiers - they increase morale!
Donnelley: we can’t have premature adjudication
Cooper: there have always been gays in the military
Donnelley: the policy is too lenient on those wily wicked gays
Amanpour: Stacy you were promoted 7 times and then outed
Vasquez: yes I was highly decorated and commended for my dedication and professionalism
Amanpour: well thank god the U.S. Army is safe from your lesbian ways
Lyster-Todd: the British army finally allowed openly straight men and nothing changed much
British Admiral: turns our they’re like all the other blokes and chaps and now recruit we them
Donnelly: military readiness!
Maginnis: that’s easy for Britain but Americans are bigger which is a problem in the showers
Amanpour: oooh
Schultz: these opponents just don’t like gay people
Cooper: talk about combat readiness - we are low on personnel and ammunition!
Donnelly: the Log Cabin soldiers are at war with the U.S. military
Cooper: idiot
Clark: hey if fans of the Cavaliers and the Heat and serve together anyone can
Amanpour: don’t pass don’t tell
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Gen. (Ret.) Wesley Clark
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Bob Maginnis
Tammy Schultz - Marine Corps War College
Clarke Cooper - Log Cabin Republicans
Sgt. Stacy Vasquez
Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness
************************************
Amanpour: Should gays serve in the military?
Colin Powell, 1993: hell no!
Colin Powell, 2010: why not - they’re adorable!
Marines: let’s wait til we’re down to just one and a half wars
Clark: hey if we can fight two wars we can handle a few open gays
Amanpour: heck even conservatives support repeal
Schultz: the troops don’t think it’s a problem at all
Amanpour: but our precious Marines and their seamen!
Schultz: they’re too focused on fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to worry about a couple of lesbians
Amanpour: ok we’re surveyed everyone and we all love gay people and also Glee is America’s most popular show
Donnelly: Gays in the military are like putting stones in your sack - very gay stones
Cooper: hey lady I was in combat and I only care if people shoot straight
Amanpour: the tip of the spear has gay panic
Cooper: all we have to do is send out a memo telling Marines to stop discrimination
Maginnis: the soldiers will follow orders but we will lose recruits and most soldiers come from gay-hating areas like Alabama and Idaho
Amanpour: fascinating
Maginnis: most soldiers are conservatives
Amanpour: are you sure?
Maginnis: yes for example they hate government but have cradle to grave government-provided health care
Amanpour: that sounds right
Clark: nobody asked on D-Day if Matt Damon was gay
Amanpour: interesting
Clark: open lesbians make great soldiers - they increase morale!
Donnelley: we can’t have premature adjudication
Cooper: there have always been gays in the military
Donnelley: the policy is too lenient on those wily wicked gays
Amanpour: Stacy you were promoted 7 times and then outed
Vasquez: yes I was highly decorated and commended for my dedication and professionalism
Amanpour: well thank god the U.S. Army is safe from your lesbian ways
Lyster-Todd: the British army finally allowed openly straight men and nothing changed much
British Admiral: turns our they’re like all the other blokes and chaps and now recruit we them
Donnelly: military readiness!
Maginnis: that’s easy for Britain but Americans are bigger which is a problem in the showers
Amanpour: oooh
Schultz: these opponents just don’t like gay people
Cooper: talk about combat readiness - we are low on personnel and ammunition!
Donnelly: the Log Cabin soldiers are at war with the U.S. military
Cooper: idiot
Clark: hey if fans of the Cavaliers and the Heat and serve together anyone can
Amanpour: don’t pass don’t tell
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