This Week with George Stephanopoulos – March 23, 2014

Host: Martha Raddatz

Correspondents:

David Wright

David Curley

Steve Ganyard

Tom Farrey

Alex Marquadt

Jon Karl

Guests:

Andrii Deshchytsia – Ukraine Foreign Minister

Ramogi Huma – President College 

Players Association

Horace Mitchell

Donna Lopiano

Christine Brennan

Joe Nocera

Raddatz: David any sign of that 

missing plane yet?

Wright: Martha I just spent 10 hours

flying around and we didn't see

anything except some giant squid,

mermaids and a lost civilization

Raddatz: better luck next time

Wright: the search area is the size of Texas

Raddatz: this is just like the movie 'Castaway'

Wright: Martha the plane could be

deeper than the Titanic

Raddatz: the effects were good but

the screenplay was pretty shallow

Wright: I cannot stress how remote

this is – it's really really isolated

Raddatz: like the upper East side?

Wright: more like Fort Tryon

Raddatz: oh my god

Commander Marks: we can see an

object the size of a volleyball

Raddatz: Wiilsonnn!!

Marks: on the other hand we are

scanning an area the size of

from New York to California

Ganyard: the good news is we're now

searching an area only the size of Texas

Raddatz: that's the good news?

Ganyard: the bad news is the plane

is at the bottom of the ocean

Curley: if we find we debris we

may be able to prove it came

from an airplane

Raddatz: what else?

Curley: the cockpit voice recorder 

is likely blank

Raddatz: why did this plane crash?

Ganyard: no one has any idea Martha

Raddatz: what lessons can we 

learn from all this?

Ganyard: try to crash where 

people can find you

[ break ]

Raddatz: what's going on in Ukraine?

Marquadt: Russia has taken Crimea by force

Raddatz: wow

Marquadt: now Putin is massing troops 

near eastern Ukraine

Karl: Obama is meeting with other world leaders to pressure Russia

Raddatz: Remember the Cold War?

Childhood nightmares, hiding under 

your desk, massive nukes, mutually 

assured destruction, Dr. Stranglelove, 

Cuba, Berlin, the Hunt for Red October

Audience: such good times

Raddatz: is this a new Cold War?

Roger Cohen: I don't want to be

alarmist but this is just like 1945

General Cartwright: this is serious!

Raddatz: but this is not the old Cold War

Audience: you just said it was

Raddatz: no it's Cold War Part II 

– The Revenge

Putin: Russia sad after end of Soviet Empire!

Now Russia come back strong!

Cohen: Putin only understands

the language of force

Obama: we will isolate Putin!

Raddatz: will Russia invade 

the rest of Ukraine?

Deshchytsia: We are ready 

defend the homeland!!

Raddatz: what does that mean?

Deshchytsia: we will stop the Russians!

Raddatz: what are the chances for war?

Deshchytsia: very high

Raddatz: wow

Raddatz: should college basketball

players get paid?

Huma: the players are being

taken advantage of

Farrey: the players have 

filed a lawsuit

Huma: they should be 

treated as employees

Farrey: but they're students

Huma: no they are given scholarships

in exchange for work – that's an employee

Farrey: okay

Huma: they spend a lot of time in practice

Lopiano: fans can only enjoy watching

if they know students are doing it for free

Raddatz: we have both sides of the debate!

Nocera: it's a multi-billion dollar business

with a free labor force – it's wrong!

Brennan: but Title IX!

Raddatz: you mean women athletes

Brennan: right – if you pay the men you

have to pay the field hockey players

Nocera: no it's different – NCAA 

basketball and football players 

are basically professional athletes

Raddatz: should you really lose

your scholarship if you get hurt?

Isn't that morally reprehensible?

Nocera: yes but you have to

understand the NCAA is evil

Raddatz: I've heard that

Nocera: other students can get a job

– why not athletes

Raddatz: but fans can't enjoy the sport

if they know players are treated fairly

Brennan: that's very true

Nocera: oh bullshit

Raddatz: thanks for coming