September 10, 2011 Archives

September 10, 2011 Archives

Bush: One Lesson Of 9/11 Is "Evil Is Real And So Is Courage"

President George W. Bush speaks at the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, PA.

Chris Matthews Agrees: Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme

MSNBC host Chris Matthews unexpectedly agrees with GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Social Security: "It's not as healthy as it once was. So, how does a Republican deal with the fact it is a Ponzi scheme in the sense that the money that’s paid out every day is coming from people who have paid in that day. It’s not being made somewhere."

Obama Surprised To Learn Schools Use "Trailers"

While addressing college students in Richmond, VA, President Obama was surprised to learn that schools use trailers, also called 'modular buildings' or 'modular classrooms.' During his visit Obama said he was approached by an educator who mentioned she teaches in a trailer. Obama did not mention that the teacher had a problem with her situation, bu



Obama Weekly: Coming Together As A Nation To Remember 9/11

White House: President Obama marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks and pays tribute to the first responders, those serving our nation in the military, and those who lost their lives on that tragic day.

Fineman: Obama's Address "Arguably The Best Speech He's Given"

"Give the surround last night, given the dismal economic numbers, given the problems of the United States and Europe, given the unemployment rate, given the President's own low job approval numbers -- come into the lion's den, to speak, come into the Congress," Huffington Post columnist Howard Fineman told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on his "Last Wo

Jesse Jackson: Republicans Who Skipped Obama's Address "Unpatriotic"

Rev. Jesse Jackson said the GOP is being unpatriotic by not attending President Obama's speech "In a jobs state of emergency, to actually have official Congress people who would not come to work last night shows contempt for the president, that is really unpatriotic for a congressman to do such an heinous act," Jesse Jackson told Redding News Re



Jarrett: No Jobs Bill Yet; "President Is Going To Draft The Legislation"

Valerie Jarrett, White House senior adviser, talks with Rachel Maddow about the significance of President Obama's jobs plan to his presidency and what his plan is for its passage. Jarrett implies the complete jobs bill has not been fully written yet, however it will be by next week and the President will submit it to Congress for cost scoring.

Krauthammer Struck By Obama's "Abuse Of Majesty" Of A Joint Session

On Special Report's Lightning Round, panelists gave their two cents on President Obama's Jobs Speech. Charles Krauthammer said it is "ironic and a contradiction" that Obama would give a speech on jobs while at the same time he is "destroying jobs or threatening them" with regulations. "It is also ironic and a contradiction. Here he is giving a s

Politico's Ken Vogel: Connection Between Christie And Koch Bros.

Keith Olbermann and Kenneth P Vogel, chief investigative reporter for Politico, analyze the relationship between Chris Christie, New Jersey's Republican governor, and the Koch brothers, who made Christie their keynote speaker at a secret conference in June. Vogel highlights the similarities between the Koch brothers' list of legislative priorities



Maxine Waters: Obama Should Have Mentioned Black Unemployment

"I wanted him to say something about the intolerable rate of unemployment in the African American community. He didn't quite get there," Waters told CBS News' Scott Pelley in an interview on CBSNews.com immediately following the speech. "But he talked about long-term unemployed, he talked about disadvantaged youth."

Giuliani Gives GOP Weekly, Reflects On 10 Year Anniversary Of 9/11

In the Weekly Republican Address, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani discusses the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks and considers the lessons of that day and the decade since. Mayor Giuliani says, "On the 10th anniversary of the attacks, we must take stock of what we've learned. The attacks had two purposes. The fir

O'Reilly: Is Obama Sincere In Wanting To Create Jobs?

Bill O'Reilly: The American Jobs Act has some good proposals. However, the issue remains, how do you pay for it? That has not been explained. Therefore, Republicans are worried about it. It appears that income tax increases will be part of the jobs package and Republicans will not agree to that.



Hot Mic: Boehner And Biden Talking Golf Before Obama Speech

A hot microphone on the podium caught the duo chatting about their golf games as they waited for the president to arrive in the House chamber. "One day I play great, the next day I play awful," Boehner told Biden. (source: CBS News)


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