This Week with George Stephanopoulos – April 10, 2016

Reporters:

David Wright

Cecilia Vega
Guests:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

John Podesta – Clinton campaign

Stephanopoulos: omg Sanders 
and Cruz are on a roll!

Vega: it's a New York City showdown!

Vega: Sanders has won 7 of 8 states

Vega: he won Wyoming but got the 
same number of delegates

Sanders: this will be the biggest upset ever!

Vega: now comes the big showdown –

New York were there are 247 delegates 
up for grabs

Vega: and they're in a nasty fight over semantics!

Vega: Clinton said 'superpredator' 
25 years ago!

Bill: the kids were hopped up on crack!

Sanders: Bill Clinton owes America an 
apology for defending the indefensible 
law I voted for

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: welcome Bernie

Sanders: you too Georgie

Stephanopoulos: you're not

going to win the nomination

Sanders: yes but I have the momentum

Stephanopoulos: I see

Sanders: we're losing but
not by as much as before

Stephanopoulos: you will fight 
at the convention?

Sanders: Bernie Sanders is the
stronger candidate!

Stephanopoulos: but she has more votes

Sanders: but only in the south

Stephanopoulos: okay then

Sanders: I appeal to independents!

Stephanopoulos: let's rehash

the stupid 'qualified' issue yet again

Sanders: Clinton team said they
weren't going to mean to me

Stephanopoulos: those fiends

Sanders: she said I was unqualified

Stephanopoulos: no she didn't

Sanders: they implied it

Stephanopoulos: all right then

Sanders: she supports trade deals!

Stephanopoulos: so does Obama

Sanders: she loves fracking!

Stephanopoulos: you want Clinton to 
apologize for 1994 crime bill but you 
voted for it

Sanders: but it banned assault weapons

Stephanopoulos: not the original bill

Sanders: I oppose the death penalty!

Stephanopoulos: nice

Sanders: we have too many people in jail

Stephanopoulos: so why does 
Bill need to apologize?

Sanders: because we all know the term
'super predator' must refer to young blacks

Stephanopoulos: Sandy Hook victims want
you to apologize for supporting gun makers

Sanders: that makes me upset

Stephanopoulos: oh

Sanders: it's wrong for murder
to be a political issue

Stephanopoulos: got it

Sanders: I took on the gun lobby in 1988 
and lost and believe me I didn't make 
that mistake again

Stephanopoulos: smart

Sanders: I support backgrounds checks
and oppose the gun show loophole

Stephanopoulos: what about special immunity for gun makers

Sanders: some politically connected
corporations just deserve special laws
to shield them the laws every else has to follow

Stephanopoulos: what about social security?

Sanders: we should lift the cap on taxable
income and we can fund poor elderly people
and that's Obama's position by the way

Stephanopoulos: is all of Wall Street 
really a criminal enterprise?

Sanders: the banks are still too big!

Stephanopoulos: but all they all crooks?

Sanders: yes the entire business
model of Wall Street is fraud

Stephanopoulos: will release your tax returns?

Sanders: yes but my wife is too busy to release them

Stephanopoulos: I see

Sanders: my taxes are very boring

Stephanopoulos: is New York a 
must-win state?

Sanders: it would be huge!

Stephanopoulos: thanks for coming Bernie

Sanders: you too Stephy

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: omg Hillary Clinton's

subway card didn't work which never happens!

Podesta: we're gonna win New York

Stephanopoulos: maybe but you're in a slump

Podesta: he just wins caucuses with
all those idealistic young folks who 
believe in things

Stephanopoulos: that's gotta hurt

Podesta: we've got the delegates!

Stephanopoulos: congratulations

Podesta: and we're gonna win minorities in New York and Pennsylvania and that other one in the middle

Stephanopoulos: Delaware?

Podesta: no the other one

Stephanopoulos: New Jersey?

Podesta: that's it

Stephanopoulos: Hillary voted for the 
Iraq war thirteen years ago so is she out 
of step with modern times?

Podesta: no she has a detailed
plan to winning many delegates

Stephanopoulos: should Bill Clinton apologize?

Podesta: Bill got a little hot but we need

to move on to criminal justice reform

Stephanopoulos: he was yelling about crack

Podesta: in 1996 Sanders campaigned
for the Senate bragging about his support
for the Crime Bill

Stephanopoulos: perhaps

Podesta: we all agree mass incarceration
while useful has run its course

Stephanopoulos: what about social security?

Podesta: Hillary wants to wealthy to pay more

Stephanopoulos: okay

Podesta: also there's gender discrimination in Social Security!

Stephanopoulos: isn't it a little late to prove she's honest

Podesta: she enjoys campaigning in
New York and loves riding the subway

Stephanopoulos: see that's an
example of the problem right there

Podesta: what ever do you mean?

Stephanopoulos: everyone hates the
New York subway – it's a crowded 
stench-filled rat-infested subterranean 
Dantean hellscape

Podesta: but a monthly pass is mere $116!

Stephanopoulos: what about all the
remaining questions about her e-mails

Podesta: fine let's do it

Stephanopoulos: all right then

Podesta: thanks for having me

Stephanopoulos: bye John

[ break ]

Stephanopoulos: David what's
going on with the GOP?

Wright: omg there's going to
be a contested convention!

Cruz: we're going to win!

Wright: Cruz has the organization 
and the believers

Wright: there's no election in Colorado –

just a meetup of political geeks and weirdos

Expert: Trump completely screwed 
up Colorado

Wright: Cruz outmaneuvered Donald Trump

Stephanopoulos: I thought Trump 
was the business guy who worked 
all the angles

Wright: apparently not

Stephanopoulos: how is he going to defeat
ISIS and take the oil if he can't organize a
caucus in Colorado and take their delegates?

Wright: good question George

Meet The Press – April 3, 2016

Guests:

Hillary Clinton

Reince Priebus – Chair RNC

Ron Johnson

Charles Benson

David Brooks

Helene Cooper

Amy Walter

Todd: omg Trump might finally be collapsing

Todd: his campaign manager

was charged with battery

Todd: the he said there should more nukes

Todd: he was said women

should be punished for abortion

Todd: the he flip-flopped on abortion

and now he's going to lose Wisconsin

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Secretary Clinton

Clinton: nice to be here Ted

Todd: so how about that Trump?

Clinton: Trump is outrageous!

Todd: you're running an ad saying

we should not punch people which

is a jab Trump

Clinton: it's time to argue for basic values

– good old fashioned New York city values

Todd: got it

Clinton: immigrants built the statue of liberty!

Todd: you include footage of a Trump

supporter punching someone

which is pretty provocative

Clinton: he's inciting violence –

we need to bring people together

Todd: and you're attacking someone

just for committing an unprovoked assault

Clinton: Trump said he would pay legal

fees of violent criminals who hurt people!

Todd: Trump has five positions on abortion

– isn't that better than you because you only have one

Clinton: I can't tell what's up with that guy

Todd: what's you position?

Clinton: it's a constitutional

right to make that decision

Todd: okay

Clinton: it goes to core of the right to privacy

Todd: what does a unborn have 

constitutional rights

Clinton: they don't

Todd: not even the right to carry a gun?

Clinton: of course we should help

mothers get medical care but that

doesn't include taking away women's rights

Todd: are there any limits on the right to choose

Clinton: sure under roe v wade 

in the third trimester

Todd: whoa hold off on all the lady parts medical jargon

Clinton: some say would not even

have exceptions for the health of the mother

Todd: would you

Clinton: I've seen forced abortion in

China and forced birth in Romania

Todd: I've seen fire and I've seen rain

Clinton: truly you get around

Todd: what is the Sanders campaign lying about?

Clinton: I've been working to

get us off fossil fuels for years!

Todd: how's that coming?

Clinton: I woked on worked on global

climate agreements as Secretary of State

Todd: good for you

Clinton: Sanders' claim got three pinocchoios

Todd: gonna fact-check that

Clinton: the kids don't do their research

Todd: who can these days

Clinton: the American people want manufacturing again!

Todd: Sanders accused you of bribery again

Clinton: what else is new

Todd: will you release your speeches 

to Goldman Sachs?

Clinton: I have a record of being

tough on Wall Street

Todd: you do

Clinton: they all hate me!

Todd: you must be so proud

Clinton: we need to take on the hedge funds!

Todd: but you have a history of being secretive

Clinton: that's not true

Todd: oh no?

Clinton: yes but all the documents

that prove that are hidden

Todd: all right then

Clinton: where are Trey Gowdy's e mails?

Todd: has the FBI reached out to you?

Clinton: no but I'd love to talk to them

Todd: you would?

Clinton: yes I've heard

Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer

Todd: are you worried?

Clinton: not at all

Todd: are you going to debate

Sanders in New York?

Clinton: we keep offering Sanders

dates and he keeps turning them down

Todd: that's weird because

old people love prunes

Todd: do you want to debate?

Clinton: I'd love it

Todd: he's proposed Sunday night

Clinton: I can't do Sunday night

– I live tweet The Walking Dead

Todd: of course

Clinton: how about Thursday?

Todd: no – Sanders can't miss

How to Get Away With Murder

Clinton: ok well nice to be here

Todd: you too

[ break ]

Todd: omg Donald Trump had five

positions on abortion in one week

Trump: there has to be some 

form of punishment

Trump: Mexicans are rapists

Trump: I love soldiers who aren't captured

Trump: Carly Fiorina has an ugly face

Trump: We should ban muslims

Trump: torture works!

Trump: Islam hates us

Trump: I might nuke Europe

Coulter: I like him but he's mentally ill

Todd: 77% of hispanics hate him

Todd: but he may still be the nominee!

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Reince

Priebus: hi Todd

Todd: will there be an open

and contested convention?

Priebus: yes it is likely

god help me

Todd: gosh

Priebus: we will respect

the voice of the voters

Todd: are you sure about that?

Priebus: the delegates choose the

nominee but they are chosen by the people

Todd: are there any rules at all?

Priebus: I have no idea

Todd: are you really head of the RNC?

Priebus: the old rules were written

by Romney and he's an idiot

Todd: I see

Priebus: the new rules will be 

written by smart people like Donald 

Trump and Ted and Cruz

Todd: Trump is mad about the

delegate process – is that fair that

some Trump delegates hate him?

Priebus: they're bound to Trump 

for two whole votes!

Todd: okay then

Priebus: look Trump should have 

gamed the system

Todd: can Trump win an election?

Priebus: when Clinton is indicted

the democrats may have an open convention!

Todd: will the RNC help vet the Vice President?

Priebus: did you know the delegates 

choose the VP too?

Todd: oh my god

[ break ]

Todd: Wisconsin invented

the primary – so thanks for that

Todd: then in 1960 JFK took

the primary and won the Presidency

Todd: and in 1976 Gerald Ford

won because of Bart Starr

Todd: and Jimmy Carter took a

late win from Udall

Todd: Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin!

Benson: conservative talk radio

has been hammering Trump for weeks!

Benson: then Walker endorsed Cruz!

Todd: how are you doing David

Brooks: I'm sad and defeated

Brooks: the Republican party 

can't stop Trump

Brooks: the only way he can be

stopped is if kills a guy on live tv

Todd: they're trying to game 

the system to stop him

Walter: they either wreck the party

with Trump or without him

Walter: of course they can stop him –

but it will look unfair and he will

take his followers with him

Todd: what do folks at the

Pentagon think of all this?

Cooper: they're appalled

Todd: whoa

Cooper: I was on a battleship 

and they're shocked

Todd: that makes sense

Cooper: contrast Trump with the

mature statesman Barack Obama

Cooper: he's scaring the Beltway 

with nuke talk

Todd: do people like Cruz?

Benson: no the just they hate Trump

Trump: so why not support Jon Kasich?

Benson: because they're desperate to stop Donald Trump

Trump: so who will be the nominee?

Brooks: it will be Trump and it will

be a disaster may he rot in hell

Todd: omg will Trump destroy 

the Republican party?

[ break ]

Todd: welcome Senator Johnson

Johnson: nice to be here Ted

Todd: who are you voting for?

Johsnon: hell if I know

Todd: you won't say or you're undecided?

Johnson: who the heck knows

Todd: you say Trumps helps the GOP

Johnson: I'm a complete

outsider like the Donald

Todd: right

Johnson: he will grow the economy!

Todd: perhaps

Johnson: here in Wisconsin we have

some of America's best talk show hosts

Todd: you're implying you're anti-Trump

Johnson yes I am

Todd: oooh

Johnson: Mitt Romney told me

he would be a one-term president

Todd: interesting

Johnson: I've decided not to vote for Clinton

Todd: what advice would you 

give Trump to win?

Johnson: show the voters your 

vision of how to defeat Clinton 

because it won't be easy

Todd: true enough

Todd: if Garland were replacing a 

liberal would you have a vote?

Johnson: no it's a firm principle

Todd: so no votes on a nominee

ever in 8th year of a Presidency

Johnson: no he just doesn't

love guns enough

Todd: thanks for coming

Johnson: you too

[ break ]

Sanders: we've won 6 out of 7 caucuses

so super delegates should vote for us

Todd: if superdelegates did what Sanders

wants she would increase her lead lol

Walter: he's very impressive

but Sanders can't win – it's math

Todd: Todd: he's toast isn't he

Walter: democrats are having a

skirmish but the GOP is having nuclear war

Benson: in 1910 Milwaukee 

elected a socialist mayor

Brooks: Sanders voted in the election

Todd: LOL

Brooks: Clinton is also unpopular

Cooper: you asked Clinton about abortion

and she gave a thorough informed answer

and Trump is asked the same and sounds 

like a crazy person

Cooper: Trump is nuts which benefits Hillary

Todd: GOP delegates may see

this and reject Trump

Walter: Republicans don't want to

win in 2016 – they want guys who share

their wacko values like Trump

Cooper: well then they will lose again

Todd: and that's another

episode of Meet The Press