Guests:
Carly
Fiorina
Gov.
Jerry Brown (D-CA)
Sen.
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Sen.
Jodi Ernst (R-IA)
Alex
Castellanos – GOP Strategist
Charlie
Black – GOP
Strategist
Howard
Dean
Peter
Hart – Democratic pollster
Alfonso
Aguilar – Latino Republican
Susan
Page
– USA
Today
Jon
Ralston
– Ralston
Reports
Amy
Walter –
Cook
Political Report
Todd:
the Hillary e-mails!
Todd:
Trump is here to stay!
Todd:
we'll ask Trump about Hillary's e-mails!
Todd:
and talk to Carly Fiorina who is surging!
Todd:
but first the Clinton e-mails!
Todd:
Biden met with Liz Warren
Todd:
Trump! Trump! Trump!
Todd:
we sent a reporter to figure
why
on earth people support a
dishonest
bigot with no impulse control
Trump
Supporter: he's not politically correct
Trump
Supporter: I'm a Democrat
but
I like him
Trump
Supporter: everyone is
too
polite these days
Trump
Supporter: he believes things
Trump
Supporter: I trust him
Trump
Supporter: he says what's on his mind
Trump
Supporter: he turning everything upside down!
Trump
Supporter: he's our microphone!
Todd:
you two guys are the
Establishment
Trump hates
Black:
Trump is the vehicle for
people
who are frustrated with
how
terrible Obama is
Black:
he like a rich Pat Buchanan
Todd:
how do you stand out if
you're
a bland non-entity like Scott Walker
Castellanos:
Trump is sucking up
all
the oxygen in the room
Todd:
I've only heard that cliché
twenty
dozen times
Castellanos:
he's not going to be the nominee
Black:
that's right – he's not!
Castellanos:
I mean hopefully maybe
Black:
oh god
Todd:
all the other candidates must
ask
themselves about Donald Trump
– Fuck,
Marry, Kill?
Black:
Trump is a liberal Democrat
who
kills babies and even worse
wants
to give people health care
Todd:
you keep saying that
he
yet keeps picking up GOP voters
Castellanos:
Trump is a manly candidate!
Todd:
yes!
Castellanos:
Obama is a weak female
candidate
who didn't bomb Syria
making
Republicans very sad
Black:
when people find out
Trump's
positions he will fail
Todd:
so you say
Black:
I consider him a close
friend
of mine but he's insane
Paul:
Trump is a bombastic fool
delivering
empty platitudes and
Republicans
have to decide if
that's
what they want
Jansing:
well the did elect Bush twice
Paul:
good point
Todd:
Trump has somehow
made
birthright citizenship an issue
Aguilar:
I'm a Republican but if
candidates
agree with Trump
they
are doomed – dooooomed!
Todd:
oooooh
Aguilar:
Scott Walker is
done
with Latino voters!
Todd:
and everyone else
Todd:
Beltway pundits are
geniuses
as we all know but
we're
always wrong about Trump
Susan:
it's not inconceivable pundits
don't
know what they are talking about
Walter:
there are Laws of Politics
that
always apply just like the
Law
of Gravity or Laws of Attraction
Todd:
but we're on Mars
Walter:
GOP voters won't be willing
to
lose the election just cast a
protest
vote for a lunatic billionaire
Ralston:
pundits have to learn
three
amazing words: I. Don't. Know
Todd:
no! No! Pundits know
everything
about anything!
Ralston:
these same pundits said
he
wouldn't run and that he would
flame
out after he called Mexicans rapists
and
when he bashed John McCain and
when
kicked that girl scout holding a puppy
Todd:
good points Jonathan
[
break ]
Todd:
welcome Donald Trump
Trump:
thanks – who the hell are you?
Todd:
conservatives say
you're
too close to the Clintons
Trump:
Hillary is a criminal
and
if she runs it will a miracle
Todd:
you said she was a
bad
Secretary of State
Trump:
she's the worst Secretary
of
State in American history!
Todd:
who was the worst before her?
Trump:
John Kerry
Todd:
there's no nuance with you
– everything
is either The Best Ever
or
The Worst Ever – you're like a
Buzzfeed
article with a ferret on your head
Trump:
the entire world fell apart on her watch!
Todd:
the Arab Spring is her fault?
Trump:
yes!
[
break ]
Todd:
omg the Clinton
e-mails
won't go away!
Clinton:
I did not e-mail
any
classified material
Clinton:
I didn't send any
material
classified at the time
Clinton:
I did not send any
material
marked classified
Clinton:
the server will remain private!
Clinton:
I handed over my server okay!
Todd:
those are evolving answers!
Dean:
not really
Todd:
maybe so but she
didn't
handle this well
Dean:
they're classifying
material
after the fact
Todd:
but the story won't go away!
Hart:
she fumbling now but
she's
tough a cookie
Todd:
would it be good for
her
if Biden got in the race?
Dean:
she's a great lawyer but
she
needs to be a better candidate
Todd:
is there time for Biden to get in?
Hart:
he's a white man
but
Hillary is white too
Todd:
wise observation
Todd:
he met with Elizabeth Warren
Dean:
that's a smart move
Hart:
voters are angry and anxious
Dean:
that's why in the end
Hillary
Clinton will win this election
[
break ]
Todd:
Jerry Brown you said the
e-mail
controversy would not
go
away and you were right
Brown:
it's got a dark energy like a vampire
Todd:
well put
Brown:
it prowls like
an
electric zombie
Todd:
does she need
to
handle this better?
Brown:
it buzzes and keeps
buzzing
like a giant hornet from space
Todd:
would you like to
see
Joe Biden get in?
Brown:
I don't know – why the hell not?
Todd:
People are comparing
Bernie
Sanders to Jerry Brown
Brown:
compared to who?
Todd:
that's you
Brown:
oh right
Todd:
is Sanders like your
campaign
in 1992?
Brown:
there's always room
for
the critic and outsider
Todd:
will Clinton be the nominee?
Brown:
I have no idea – probably?
Todd:
why don't you run for President?
Brown:
Because I'm busy fixing
the
eighth-largest economy in
the
world and the worst drought
since
Chicago Cubs
[
break ]
Ralston:
the average American
is
asking why she had a private
e-mail
server in the first place
Todd:
uh-huh
Ralston:
and don't joke about it!
Todd:
If she can't handle this
scandal
how can she defeat ISIS?
Walter:
she says she will fight for
the
average American but the regular
guy
doesn't have a private e-mail server
Page:
I want Biden to run with Warren!
Todd:
how awesome would that be?
Page:
Biden would help Clinton
– she
was at her best when she
was
pushed by Obama
Todd:
the GOP wants to talk about
Clinton's
e-mails and Democrats
want
to talk about immigration
Audience:
both sides do it
Aguilar:
she won't provide
all
her e-mails!
Todd:
who is the tougher
opponent
– Clinton or Biden?
Aguilar:
oh Clinton for sure
Todd:
could Biden win?
Ralston:
there is no evidence
that
he could set up an
organization
in Nevada
Walter:
he has no natural constituency
on
the left like youth or gender or
race
or being a big lefty
Page:
on the other hand pundits
lately
have been wrong about everything
Todd:
ha ha so true
[
break ]
Todd:
oh no so sad the Iowa
State
Fair ends today
Todd:
would you shut down
the
government over planned parenthood?
Ernst:
that's very serious
Todd:
but no shut down?
Ernst:
I think we can avoid it
Todd:
ooh a Republican who doesn't
want
to shut down the government!
[
break ]
Todd:
everyone knows Carly Fiorina
won
the kiddie table debate
Todd:
welcome Carly
Fiorina:
good afternoon Ted
Todd:
you're a smarty –
what
did the stock market drop?
Fiorina:
the federal reserve
has
to stop printing money!
Todd:
you're running as an outsider
Fiorina:
I am an outsider!
Todd:
but you keep trying to get inside
Fiorina:
because I'm a concerned citizen!
Todd:
concerned with what?
Fiorina:
my career
Todd:
aren't you a businessperson?
Fiorina:
as if any sane person would hire me!
Todd:
so why should people vote for you?
Fiorina:
I know how the process works!
Todd:
you were the captain of
the
ship and crashed it and HP sank
Fiorina:
I stand by my record!
Todd:
what about the 14th Amendment?
Fiorina:
I would not amend the Constitution!
Todd:
wow that's so liberal of you
Fiorina:
I prefer to call it “not crazy”
Todd:
Trump calls you a loser
Fiorina:
Trump is acting like another typical politician
Todd:
oh snap and a twist
Fiorina:
we must secure the
border
and it's no rocket science
Todd:
what about illegal immigrants
Fiorina:
birthright citizenship
is
another bright shiny object
to
distract stupid and racist primary voters
Todd:
that seems to be
quite
a few of them
Fiorina:
maybe
Todd:
you're not hateful enough
Fiorina:
I would refuse any pathway to citizenship!
Todd:
you admire Hillary Clinton
Fiorina:
she lied about Benghazi
by
talking about a video and
not
blaming terrorists
Todd:
you believe she purposefully lied?
Fiorina:
yes because she loves
terrorists
and hates America!
Todd:
the drought and fires in
California
are caused by climate change
Fiorina:
liberal politicians let our
precious
fluids flow into the ocean and
that's
really dumb
Brown:
that's utter ignorance
– a
dam doesn't cause it to rain you fool
Fiorina:
it's good to have water
Todd:
it's even better with whiskey
Fiorina:
droughts are bad but politicians caused it
Todd:
at Hewlett-Packard
you
had quotas for women
Fiorina:
yes!
Todd:
what about cyber security
Fiorina:
we need private and public collaboration
Todd:
we all know that
Fiorina:
we've known for a
decade
the Chinese are coming
for
extra-marital affair information
Todd:
is Carly Fiorina a top tier candidate?
Aguilar:
nah – maybe for some job
no
one wants like food taster or Vice President
Todd:
she's running for Vice President isn't she?
Page:
she's straightforward
Todd:
a bit
Page:
she knows what she thinks
which
in this field of candidates is amazing
Walter:
she's never going
to
out-bombast Trump
Todd:
she wrecked Hewlett Packard
Ralston:
it was a disaster – she can
blame
other people but it's still a bad record
Todd:
how is she doing in Nevada?
Ralston:
she met with Sheldon Adelson
Todd:
Jimmy Carter said he wishes
he
sent one more helicopter to
rescue
the hostages so he would
have
been re-elected
Todd:
they never get over it!
Page:
look at Mitt Romney!
Todd:
McGovern and Mondale
never
ever got over it
Walter:
they never forget the people
who
supported them early and
really
remember those who didn't
Todd:
a Jeb Bush Super PAC
photoshopped
Jeb Bush's head
on
a black guy's body
Page:
everybody wins
Todd:
is this super PAC
run
by dumb people?
Aguilar:
Democrats fear Jeb
because
he's part Latino
Todd:
and that's another
episode
of Meet the Press
