Weiner Asked If Photo Is Of Him: "I Wish," "I'm Not Sure"Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) continues his media tour today and appeared on the 9PM ET edition of Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC. In the interview Maddow asks, in an odd fashion, if Congressman Weiner would like to answer if the lewd photo in question is his: WEINER: "We don't know for sure. The photo doesn't look familiar to me. A lot of people wh
O'Donnell On Weinergate: If That Picture Was Of Me, I'd Admit It!MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell gives us the quote of the day: "The longer I look at it, the more I don't want to deny that that might be a picture of ... me!" (Key part starts at 3:15 in the video) The remainder of the segment is of Lawrence O'Donnell excusing the sexcapades of liberal Democratic politicians because they don't run on the "family val
GOP Congressman Calls For FBI Probe Of Weiner IncidentRep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) wants cybersecurity investigation after alleged hacking.
Palin: DREAM Act "Usurps" Legal Way Of Gaining Citizenship"The immigrants of the past, they had to literally and figuratively stand in line and follow rules to become U.S. citizens. I’d like to see that continue. And unfortunately, the DREAM Act kind of usurps that-the system that is a legal system to make sure that immigrants who want to be here legally, working hard, producing and supplying revenue an
Sarah Palin's Bus Vandalized: "I, The Media Whore"Someone put a "I, The Media Whore" Sign on Sarah Palin's Bus Outside of FOX Studios in NYC
Matthews: "When She Walks And Moves There Is Something Electric""It's primordial. When she walks and she moves, there is something electric about it," MSNBC's Chris Matthews said about Sarah Palin. "Look at her. Other candidates don't do this. She is constantly in motion. She looks obviously very attractive. She's doing something that works."
CNN To Weiner: "Have You Ever Taken A Picture Like This Of Yourself?"WOLF BLITZER, CNN: "Have you ever taken a picture like this of yourself?" REP. ANTHONY WEINER (D-NY): "I can tell you this, that there are -- I have photographs. I don't know what photographs are out there in the world of me. I don't know what have been manipulated and doctored and we're going to try to find out what happened. But the most impor
Pelosi On Weiner: "If An Investigation Is In Order, That Will Take Place""I am a late-comer to the issue. I have confidence in Anthony Weiner that if an investigation is in order, that will take place," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told ABC News today.
White House's Carney: Obama "Has Clearly Led In" Fight Against Debt"What you're talking about is something we've heard before, and I think the president has clearly led in this. He established the Simpson-Bowles Commission, the fiscal commission that -- because Congress would not, he established, and those recommendations helped guide him as he drew up his proposal he put forward in his speech at GW," White House
Weiner: "I Can't Say With Certitude" That Picture Isn't Of MeRep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) talks to NBC News about the lewd picture scandal. NBC's LUKE RUSSERT: "That's not a picture of you?" REP. ANTHONY WEINER: "You know, I can't say with certitude. My system was hacked. Pictures can be manipulated, pictures can be dropped in and inserted."
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Trader: "We're On The Verge Of A Great, Great Depression"Peter Yastrow, market strategist for Yastrow Origer: "Interest rates are amazingly low and that, thanks to Ben Bernanke, is driving everything. We’re on the verge of a great, great depression. The [Federal Reserve] knows it. (Skip to 6:30 in video for key part)
Weiner Unsure: "The Photograph Does Not Look Familiar To Me"CBS News: He said his "system was hacked into," noting that "we've retained a firm that is going to take a look at the Internet security that to make sure this does not happen again." Weiner said the firm would try to find out "exactly what happened." But Weiner
Major Garrett On Weinergate: "Every Indication Is That He Did It""Hacking. Prank. Distraction. No investigation. Nothing operative is happening at the FBI or Capitol Police. Every indication is that he did it. Because he won’t answer, people are going to jump to that conclusion," National Journal's Major Garrett said on MSNBC this morning.
Weiner: Twitter Account Hacking Not A "Federal Case"In an interview with NBC’s Luke Russert, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) claims that hacking of his Twitter account isn’t a “national security matter” or a “federal case.”
"Daily Show" Host Stewart On Anthony Weiner: He's "Just Not That Big"Daily Show: Jon questions the photo of an anonymous man's bulging underwear sent from Anthony Weiner's Twitter account.
Paul Ryan To Obama: Do Not Continue To "Mischaracterize" Medicare Plan"I simply explained what our plan is, how it worked. It's been misdescribed by the president and many others, and so we simply described to him precisely what it is we've been proposing so that he hears from us how our proposal works so that in the future he won't mischaracterize it," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said after meeting with the president th
Rep. Hoyer: To Say This Is Obama's Debt Is "Simply Not True""Well, everybody realized it was a political gotcha game. And in fact, it wasn't clean. In fact, its premise was that we have this debt because of President Obama's policies. That's simply not true. And the world knows it's not true. And the Republicans know it's not true. We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over $10
Krauthammer: Palin "Not Schooled" In Policy; Doesn't Know She Needs ItFOX News contributor Charles Krauthammer gives his take on what a "Washington establishment elitist" thinks of a potential Sarah Palin run for the presidency. In self-deprecating fashion, Krauthammer says he wears Palin's "hoity-toity" comment as a badge of honor. "She is very smart and adept. Great political instincts and is a star. The problem
Maddow: FOX News Sells "Grievance, Resentment And Belonging"MSNBC's Rachel Maddow explains why she thinks people are attracted to FOX News, the number one rated cable news channel. Maddow dismisses the idea of "liberal media" and talks about the "quarter-century" hold that conservatives have had on the media. "Ask somebody who is a FOX News fan what they think about the fair and balanced slogan? They wil
GOP: How Senate Democrats Respond To Growing Calls For Action On BudgetFrom the GOP side of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee: Yesterday - 762 days since last passing a budget -- the Democrat-led Senate convened for a "pro forma" session in which the chamber was gaveled in and then gaveled out without conducting any legislative business or taking any action to craft a budget plan to address our dangerously rising debt.
Rahm Emanuel Defends Obama's "Consistent" Position On IsraelGeorge Stephanopoulos asked Chicago Mayor and former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel if any pro-Israel Democrats have a right be bothered by the suggestion that future peace agreements should look to the 1967 border map. “If they can
Sarah Palin Today: "I Don't Know If I'm Running Yet""I don't know if I'm running yet," Sarah Palin told the media before she got into an SUV.
Bill O'Reilly: Palin A "Long Shot" To Beat ObamaBill O'Reilly: Talking Points believes that Sarah Palin will not run for president, but if she does it could pit her against Michele Bachmann. "If Sarah Palin does decide to run for president, she will definitely shake it all up on the Republican side," Bill O'Reilly said.
Paul Ryan To Obama On Spending: "Your Policy Won't Fly, We Just Proved This"FOX News: President Obama is set to meet with close to 200 GOP representatives at the White House about the country’s $14 trillion debt. Paul Ryan is attending and explains that “For every dollar Obama wants to raise the debt ceiling, we need to cut one dollar in spending.”
Fineman: Tea Partiers Against Gov't Think They're The "Real Patriots"MSNBC political analyst Howard Fineman and Eugene Robinson share their thoughts on Sarah Palin’s highly publicized bus tour. "She can be shallow and lazy, but she's not stupid," Eugene Robinson said.