Guests:
Bill
Neely
Bob
Hager
Michael
Chertoff
Andrea Mitchell Jimmy Carter
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)
Mayor Michael Nutter (D-Philadelphia)
Arne Duncan (Sec. of Education)
Mark
Emmert – President, NCAA
Reggie LoveDavid Brooks
Rich Lowry
Gregory: Bill have they found
that
missing plane yet?
Neely:
no
Gregory:
jeez this is taking forever
Neely:
the French may have found
a
wooden cargo pallet
Gregory:
that sounds promising
Neely:
but it could be junk from
a ship or an escaping castaway
a ship or an escaping castaway
Gregory:
thanks Bill
Gregory:
Bob is this debris
part
of the plane?
Hager:
heck it could be anything
Gregory:
what do we
need
to find now?
Hager:
the black boxes like these here
[
holds up big orange boxes ]
Gregory:
they're not black they're orange
Hager:
orange is the new black
Gregory:
like John Boehner vs Obama
Hager:
right David
Gregory:
in this age of iPhones
how
do you lose an entire aircraft?
Chertoff:
I blame those wily orientals
Gregory:
what should I be terrified about now?
Chertoff:
this missing aircraft and
Ed
Snowden shows that the
real
threat is employees
Gregory:
the calls are coming
from inside the house!!
from inside the house!!
Hager:
we must investigate the pilots
Gregory:
oh good!
Hager:
but we may never know
what
happened to this plane
Gregory:
never?!
Hager:
right
Gregory:
scare me Chertoff
Chertoff:
your pilot will purposefully
crash
your plane and there's not a
damn
thing you can do about it
Gregory:
that theory works because
they
can't defend themselves
Chertoff:
that's the beauty of it
Gregory:
should I read anything
into
the pilot's flight simulator?
Chertoff: yes it could be sinister
Gregory: oh my
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Gregory:
Roger you think this
missing
plane likely crashed
Rogers:
probably yes
Gregory:
that's an amazing insight
Rogers:
I am brilliant
Gregory:
what's next for Ukraine?
Rogers:
the Russians are literally
crucifying
people!
Gregory:
O.M.G.
Rogers:
Putin is doing exercises
near
the East
Gregory:
shirtless?
Rogers:
he might take Moldova
Gregory:
Obama hasn't done
enough
has he?
Rogers:
we must take a tough stand!
Gregory:
like what?
Rogers:
Ukrainians don't want
U.S.
troops on the ground
Gregory:
too bad
Rogers:
I don't and you don't either
Gregory:
maybe I do –
a new war would be fun to cover
a new war would be fun to cover
Rogers:
we should still send
the Ukrainians handguns
the Ukrainians handguns
Gregory:
we could send them a
few
of our spare ones
Rogers:
we need to be a little bit
tougher
with Putin – he's another Stalin!
Gregory:
please continue
Rogers:
he's crazy!
Gregory:
is an invasion of
the Baltics a red line?
the Baltics a red line?
Rogers:
jesus yes – that would be insane
Gregory:
you hinted Ed Snowden
was
a Russian spy and he now
says
that's absurd
Rogers:
what else would he say?
Gregory:
were you irresponsible to
float
that theory without evidence?
Rogers:
you can't rule it out
Gregory:
that's rather slippery
Rogers:
we all know he's under
the
influence of Russian intelligence
Gregory:
we do?
Rogers:
we have a guy who stole information
– it's
absurd that he gets to define the truth
Gregory:
if he was a Russian spy
why
would he go to Hong Kong?
Rogers:
those are all lies
Gregory: what's your proof?
Rogers: he supports brazen brutality!
Gregory: what's your proof?
Rogers: he supports brazen brutality!
Gregory:
where is the evidence that
he's
now influenced by Russian spies?
Rogers:
we all know he is
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Gregory:
what will it take for America
to
gain the upper hand in our battle with
Putin
over Ukraine?
Brooks:
FEAR
Gregory:
yeah!
Brooks:
we must create a
climate of utter terror!
climate of utter terror!
Gregory:
fine David but do we really
want
to start a shooting war?
Mitchell:
the weak link is Angela Merkel
Gregory:
good point
Mitchell:
also the Ukrainian troops
are
armed with broomsticks –
that's
many things but it's not scary
Gregory:
this feels like the 19th Century
Lowry:
we're living in the 21st century
and
Putin lives in ancient times
where
you invade your neighbors
and
take their women
Gregory:
you're the Mayor of Philadelphia
– what
do you think?
Nutter:
Americans are tired of war
Gregory:
that's what Putin is counting on!
Nutter:
no one cares Fluffy
Gregory:
this is like when
Saddam invaded Kuwait
Saddam invaded Kuwait
Brooks:
in this new world order
since
2003 you just don't go around
invading
other countries
Gregory:
right since 2003 that's not allowed
Nutter:
it would be nice to rebuild our cities
Mitchell:
he's using the pretext of
self-determination
in Crimea and Moldova
Gregory:
is Obamacare a success or failure?
Lowry:
a failure – it's ruined millions of lives
Nutter:
not true – it's helped
millions get insurance
millions get insurance
Lowry:
that's an anecdote –
the data shows that a lot of
people already had insurance
the data shows that a lot of
people already had insurance
Nutter:
oh “a lot” never mind then
Brooks:
it did insure people but it's
still
big government which is bad
Gregory:
Obama has issued changes
on
his own – if that was a Republican
liberals
would be mad
Mitchell:
so true – Obama is weak
dictator
who won't lead
Gregory:
Rich is opposing Obamacare
a
slam dunk in the 2014 elections?
Lowry:
yes because everyone
hates
Obamacare
Gregory:
right
Lowry:
but Republicans shouldn't forget
other
winning issues like Benghazi
and
the birth certificate
Gregory:
but even you admit
Obamacare
is here to stay
Lowry:
no no – we will repeal it someday!
Nutter:
the GOP has to stop being
the
Party of No and have some real ideas!
Lowry:
we are developing an alternative
to
Obamacare any day now
Mitchell:
the problem is Democrats are just losers
Gregory:
ha ha
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Gregory:
should NCAA players be paid –
after
all the coach is making $5 million,
and
administrators, the school and
sponsors are all cashing in on the
athletes who get jack shit
sponsors are all cashing in on the
athletes who get jack shit
Emmert:
that's all wrong – these are
just
students who happen to play
sports
once in a while
Gregory:
Reggie isn't that utter bullshit?
Love:
of course it is – college sports
is
a very big business
Gregory:
true enough
Love:
colleges should encourage
personal
as well as athletic development
Gregory:
are you all disingenuous
hypocrites?
Emmert:
no because March Madness
revenue
goes to help the sports
no
one gives a shit about
Duncan:
we have to force the schools
treat
the students decently and help
them
get a degree which is why they are there
Gregory:
why do the schools have
to
be forced to do the right thing?
Duncan:
because the people running
the
schools are assholes
Gregory:
the NCAA won't even
feed student-athletes during
a billion dollar tournament
feed student-athletes during
a billion dollar tournament
Love:
they need to do a lot more
Gregory:
like what?
Love:
guarantee not just an undergraduate
education
but pay for graduate school too
Duncan:
and pay for student's medical bills
Gregory:
how about that Mark –
is
that too much for your hard heart?
Emmert:
yes
Gregory:
what are you so scared of?
Emmert:
losing the free labor
Duncan:
god forbid they should
eat
or be able to fly home for a funeral
Emmert:
exactly!
Duncan:
too many kids think
they're
going to the NBA –
they
need to get a real education
Emmert:
no one is going hungry Fluffy
Gregory:
okay but you're the one
professionalizing
college sports
Emmert:
fine but someday we may
help
students graduate and give
them
a stipend – isnt' that enough?
Gregory:
but you're not even doing that
Emmert:
but someday we might
Duncan:
why not punish coaches
if
students don't graduate?
Love:
students can't sell their tickets
but
everyone else can – that's not fair
[
break ]
Gregory:
Andrea you got talk
to
Jimmy Carter
Mitchell:
yes I did – he was
once
President
Gregory:
I'd heard that
Mitchell:
you are writing on
women's
rights around the world
Carter:
abuse of women globally
is a huge and unaddressed
human rights violation
is a huge and unaddressed
human rights violation
Mitchell:
true
Carter:
much of it comes from
religious
figures who say
women
are inferior to men
Mitchell:
you quit your Baptist
church
over this issue
Carter:
they said women
had
to be subservient to men
Mitchell:
what about sexual
assault
in the military?
Carter:
they don't want to admit
sex
abuse happens on their watch
Mitchell:
you boycotted the Olympics
because
of the Soviet invasion –
what
advice would you give on Ukraine?
Carter:
do stuff
Mitchell:
does Obama ever
ask for your advice?
ask for your advice?
Carter:
no he doesn't
Mitchell:
why not?
Carter:
because I advocate for
Palestinians
and that makes me
politically
radioactive on everything
Mitchell:
what about NSA surveillance
which
was invented by Obama?
Carter:
I mail letters because I
think
my e-mail is monitored
Mitchell:
where do you get the energy
to
keep up with all your projects?
Carter:
it's gratifying to help others
Mitchell:
what a concept
[
break ]
Gregory:
should the NCAA pay players?
Nutter:
no but they should have
more scholarships
more scholarships
Gregory:
and that's another
episode of Meet The
Press