Guests:
Andrea
Mitchell
Dr.
Nancy Snyderman
Dr.
Tom Frieden (CDC)
Toby
Cosgrove – Cleveland Clinic
Riyad
Mansour – Permanent Observer
of
Palestine to the United Nations
Ron
Dermer – Israel Ambassador to US
Sen.
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Sen.
John Thune (R-SD)
Rep.
Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Kristen
Soltis-Anderson
Mike
Murphy
Gregory:
good morning – today we're
all
panicking over ebola and
nancy
snyderman has the latest
Audience:
eeek
Gregory:
what's up doc?
Snyderman:
the CDC is deploying
Disease
Detectives
Gregory:
isn't that a show on SyFy?
Snyderman:
Dr Bantly was brought
here
in a swift military operation
inside
a hermetically sealed container
with
little air holes
Gregory:
when will ebola break out here?
Snyderman:
it may not but the CDC
has
20 quarantine facilities all over America
Gregory:
gee what a comforting thought
[
break ]
Gregory:
doctor how is the
Ebola
patient doing?
Frieden:
he's doing pretty well
for
a guy with the most dreaded
disease
on the planet
Gregory:
isn't it an unacceptable
risk
to allow this guy into America?
Frieden:
Fluffy he's an
American
citizen who is sick –
are
you completely heartless
Gregory:
I'm a Beltway pundit –
I
don't possess normal human feelings
Frieden:
we can stop Ebola
in
Africa if we try
Gregory:
Americans are terrified
that
Ebola will spread all over the USA
Frieden:
Ebola is a formidable enemy
– if
we're not careful it will spread
everywhere
in America
Gregory:
you're not making
me
feel better doctor
Frieden:
I feel the same
way
talking to you
[
break ]
Gregory:
how can we protect
the
public from this modern typhoid mary
Cosgrove:
the workers wear
those
special suits you see in the movies
Gregory:
those are cool but scary
Cosgrove:
more people die from
the
flu every year than from ebola
Gregory:
I appreciate this doctor
risked
himself to save lives in
Africa
but I can't believe we
let
this guy back in America
Cosgrove:
well guess what
disease
can spread from Africa
to
here regardless
Gregory:
hospitals are terrible places
where
people get sick so won't Ebola
spread
all over the hospital and
eventually
all over Georgia
Cosgrove:
no it won't Fluffy
Gregory:
there's not cure for Ebola
so
is this guy going to die?
Cosgrove:
maybe not
Gregory:
he's walking and talking
– is
that good?
Cosgrove:
it's a good sign indeed
Gregory:
what about our viewers
who
have recently been in Africa?
Cosgrove:
take your temperature now!
Gregory:
what about the
toxic
algae in Cleveland
Cosgrove:
it's critical and is
caused by fertilizer runoff from farms
caused by fertilizer runoff from farms
Gregory:
well that's not good
[
break ]
Gregory:
welcome Riyad
Mansour:
thanks for
inviting
me David
Gregory:
is there any chance
for
a real cease-fire
Mansour:
hundred of civilians
have
been killed – it's tragic
Gregory:
blah blah blah –
aren't
you mad at Hamas for
sacrificing
Palestinian lives
and
starting the war and
using
human shields
Mansour:
that's stuff about human
shields
is nonsense –
ask Doctors without Borders
ask Doctors without Borders
Gregory:
Hamas exploits civilians
– are
you mad or not?
Mansour:
Israel just shelled
another
UN school full of children
Gregory:
just answer the question
Mansour:
the Palestinian President
is
trying to arrange a cease fire
Gregory:
isn't Hamas to blame
for
all Palestinian problems
Mansour:
President Abbas is trying
to
get Hamas to stop the shelling
Gregory:
that's good
Mansour:
half the population of Gaza
are
under 18 and they have no education
or
jobs or hope which leads to radicalization
Gregory:
Hamas – evil or not
Mansour:
Israel's actions empower Hamas!
Gregory:
evil then
Mansour:
Israel needs to lift
the
siege and give the people
of
Gaza hope and an alternative to Hamas
Gregory:
okay
Mansour:
and of course end the
occupation
and create a Palestinian state
Gregory:
thanks for coming
[
break ]
Gregory:
Andrea what's going on in the world?
Mitchell:
people are starting
to
sympathize with all the
children
killed in Gaza
Gregory:
interesting
Mitchell:
most Americans like
Israel
but young Americans
are
more skeptical
Gregory:
those crazy kids
Mitchell:
Israelis support the
war
but even they don't want
to
occupy Gaza
Gregory:
but we occupied
Iraq
and that went great
Mitchell:
even Arab leaders
are
rooting for Israel because
they
hate Hamas
[
break ]
Gregory:
welcome Ambassador --
how's the war going?
how's the war going?
Dermer:
we're blowing up the tunnels
which
are used to massacre us
Gregory:
so when you're
done
is the war over?
Dermer:
we must also prevent
Hamas from re-arming
Hamas from re-arming
Gregory:
Riyad Mansour says
killing
civilians actually helps Hamas
Dermer:
he has to say that
because
Gaza is not a free society
Gregory:
can't argue with that
Dermer:
Hamas is just like al-qaeda!
Gregory:
so what's the solution
Dermer:
we win the war
Gregory:
but are you losing
the
larger public relations war
Dermer:
you can't embrace terrorists
Gregory:
is anyone suggesting that
Dermer:
Yes Palestinians embrace terrorists
Gregory:
so is there a military solution?
Dermer:
yes – we can degrade Hamas
Gregory:
ok but can you destroy Hamas?
Dermer:
Hamas is genocidal!
Gregory:
are you killing too many civilians?
Dermer:
maybe but we only kill
so
many civilians because
Hamas
wants us to do it
Gregory: got it
Dermer:
we left Gaza hoping they
would
create another Singapore
and
instead they fired rockets at Israel
Gregory:
thanks for coming
[
break ]
Todd:
our exclusive poll shows
Congress
is unpopular
Audience:
amazing
Todd:
public is right – this is
the
least productive Congress
in
American history
Gregory:
what does
that
mean for the fall elections
Todd:
Republicans still control
the
House but that could be a
bad
thing since people hate Congress
Gregory:
heh
Todd:
then the House sued the
President
and didn't pass
anything
and took a 5 week vacation
Gregory:
Mike can Republicans
really
ask Americans to reward
them
for a job well done?
Murphy:
oh yes but the question is
can
they get more done next year
Gregory:
but the House went on
vacation
without getting anything done
Ryan:
we have a craven
extremist political culture
extremist political culture
Ellison:
we need to address jobs
minimum
wage and immigration
and
Congress isn't doing enough
but
the President is doing what he can
Gregory:
Republicans hate executive
action
but then asked Obama to
take
executive actions
Soltis-Anderson:
Obama is acting like a king
Gregory:
he's a bit kingly
Soltis-Anderson:
Obama's monarchical
abuses
of power help Republicans politically
Murphy:
maybe now but it suing
the
President will hurt the GOP in 2016
Gregory:
Obama is weak!
Talking
Parrot: Obama weak!
Bill
Plante: why doesn't Obama
control
the world?
Obama:
because American
doesn't
control the world
Ryan:
Bush was too aggressive
and
Obama is too weak
Talking
Parrot: Obama weak!
Gregory:
why can't America
shape all world events?
shape all world events?
Ellison:
this is whole conversation is ridiculous
Gregory:
Leadership!
Soltis-Anderson:
Obama can't lead!
America's
economy is almost as
bad
as under the great leader
George
W. Bush!
Murphy:
Obama is passive!
Gregory:
I love it!!
Murphy:
Obama didn't bomb Syria
and
America was ruined forever
Ellison:
oh for god's sake even
Republicans
didn't want Obama
to
bomb Syria
Gregory: but America lost respect
when Obama didn't start another war
Ellison: Fluffy maybe Beltway
pundits love war but the American
people don't want yet another middle east war
Gregory: but America lost respect
when Obama didn't start another war
Ellison: Fluffy maybe Beltway
pundits love war but the American
people don't want yet another middle east war
Gregory:
you can't possibly be
suggesting
public opinion should
influence
who America should bomb?
Ellison:
hell yes I am –
we still live in a democracy!
we still live in a democracy!
Gregory:
but Obama drew a
red
line and we must bomb or
no
one will believe America again
Ellison:
he got Syria's chemical
weapons
without firing a shot
– are
you all crazy?
Murphy:
there can never be peace without more war!
Gregory:
Keith you supported
Iron
Dome before but not now
Ellison:
because we need a cease fire now
[ break ]
[ break ]
Gregory:
Senators why can't
Congress do anything
Congress do anything
Thune:
the House did pass a bill
Gregory:
maybe
Thune:
I understand people
are
mad since gas prices are
so
high under Obama
Gregory:
remember when I was
sure
gas prices would cost Obama
the
election – that was fun
Thune:
the Senate is a Showboat Factory
Gregory: is that like a Cheesecake
Factory but less deadly
Menendez: good one Greggers
Gregory: is that like a Cheesecake
Factory but less deadly
Menendez: good one Greggers
Gregory:
Bob isn't Obama a dictator
since
Congress has spoken
Menendez:
the Senate passed a
bipartisan
immigration bill last year
and
the House didn't consider it
Gregory:
but Obama is still like a Emperor
Menendez:
also the President has
legal
powers and even the GOP
called
on him to act on his own immigration
Gregory:
how do you define victory for Israel?
Menendez:
how should I know
– it's their country
– it's their country
Gregory:
just answer the question
Menendez:
Hamas hides behind civilians
Gregory:
but Israel is killing civilians
which
hurts their image
Thune:
thankfully Republicans and
Democrats
can't agree on everything
but
support for Israel
Thune:
look all Israel has to do is blow
up
all the tunnels and crush Hamas
and
we must support them until
they
get the job done
Gregory:
what about immigration?
Thune:
we have an immediate crisis
and
we must stop the refugee children now
Gregory:
right
Thune:
we can't pass any other
laws
until no one ever ever ever
crosses
the border ever
Gregory:
what's the solution?
Thune:
we build a big huge giant fence
Menendez:
we did pass a
bipartisan
bill a year ago!
Gregory:
okay thanks for coming guys
Gregory:
Kristen How can we
help
the Republicans win?
Soltis-Anderson:
I'm glad you
asked that David –
focus
on
things which accomplish
that
which the people want
Gregory:
and that's another
episode
of Meet the Press
